Monthly Archives: August 2018

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on August 29, 2018 by SCMGA

Submitted by: Jon B., MG since 1996

Posted in Photography, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged Antilandscaper, Bees, Daisies, Gardening, Master Gardeners, New England, New Hampshire, Photography, Strafford County, Strafford County Master Gardeners, UNH Cooperative Extension, Wordless Wednesday | 2 Comments

The Karner Blue Butterfly is the official NH state butterfly and requires a very particular kind of habitat: sunny and sandy pitch pine barrens. In New Hampshire, a large section of this habitat once existed near Concord, but was drastically … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Karner Blue Butterfly, Master Gardeners, Master Gardeners Strafford County, New England, New Hampshire, Strafford County, UNH Cooperative Extension | 7 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on August 22, 2018 by SCMGA

Submitted by: Jean O., MG since 2009

Posted in Gardening, Photography, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged Master Gardeners, Monarch Butterfly, New England, New Hampshire, Photography, Strafford County, Strafford County Master Gardeners, UNH Cooperative Extension, Wordless Wednesday | 4 Comments

Wakefield Food Pantry Garden

Posted on August 18, 2018 by SCMGA

During the summer months, I spend time volunteering at the Wakefield Food Pantry Garden in Carroll County. For the size I’m amazed how much is grown, and harvested. This year, we have enjoyed lettuce, cucumbers, kohl rabbi, peas, kale, pole … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Gardening, Hunger free communities, Lake Forest Resort, Master Gardeners, New England, New Hampshire, Strafford County, Strafford County Master Gardeners, UNH Cooperative Extension, Wakefield Food Pantry | 5 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on August 15, 2018 by SCMGA

2018 Durham Farm Day Brochure

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Durham Farm Day, Master Gardeners, New England, New Hampshire, Strafford County, Strafford County Master Gardeners, UNH Cooperative Extension, UNH Sustainable Agriculture | Leave a comment

Summer Fungi (And Friends)

Posted on August 11, 2018 by SCMGA

Originally posted on New Hampshire Garden Solutions:
Mushrooms are 90-95% water and since we’ve had plenty of rain they’re popping up literally everywhere I go right now. When mushrooms appear you can’t dilly dally like you can with flowers; you’ve…

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on August 8, 2018 by SCMGA

Submitted by: Jon B., MG since 1996

Posted in Photography, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged Antilandscaper, Gardening, Master Gardeners, New England, New Hampshire, Photography, Strafford County, Strafford County Master Gardeners, UNH Cooperative Extension, Wordless Wednesday | 2 Comments

Lyme Disease Increase

Posted on August 4, 2018 by SCMGA

To read Health Trends Lyme Disease published on July July 2018 by Quest Diagnostics, use this link. Thanks to Get Ticked Off NH on Instagram for sharing the info. Garden safely. 🌻