Monthly Archives: March 2020

Year of the Lavender

Posted on March 28, 2020 by SCMGA

Love lavender? Check out this article from the National Garden Bureau of the Plant of the Year for 2020 – Lavender. Click below for the full article including types, growing conditions, and other Lavender resources.

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Victory Garden 2.0

Posted on March 25, 2020 by SCMGA

Have you been hearing the term Victory Garden? Victory gardens were vegetable, herb, and fruit gardens that citizens planted on their own property or in public parks. If you’d like more details, click the photo below, and happy garden planning.

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Somersworth Farm to School

Posted on March 21, 2020 by SCMGA

Another Sweet Maple Syrup Season at SMS It’s late winter, so once again Somersworth Middle School students are trekking out in the surrounding woods to tap maple trees for some hyper local maple syrup. For nearly five years, 8th grade … Continue reading →

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Invasive Worms

Posted on March 18, 2020 by SCMGA

Ordering seeds? Looking for bulbs coming up? Thinking about new planting areas, ordering compost or mulch? If so, maybe invasive worms have also crossed your mind. If you are trying to keep up with current information, you might want to … Continue reading →

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Last Winter Gardening

Posted on March 14, 2020 by SCMGA

Reprinted from the Durham NH Agricultural Commission’s Food Friendly Yards Winter Email Gardening Course Session 8 – Wildlife Management and Pest Control Now that you are excited about growing food in your backyard, we want to remind you that you are … Continue reading →

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Woodman Museum Rain Garden

Posted on March 11, 2020 by SCMGA

Many thanks to the Strafford County Master Gardeners for their financial support to repopulate the rain garden at the Woodman Museum in Dover, NH. This garden was created in 2014 utilizing funding from SOAK NH and installed by volunteers from … Continue reading →

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Winter Gardening #7

Posted on March 7, 2020 by SCMGA

On March 12th, there will be a meeting at the Durham Public Library Community Room at 6:30 for course participants to meet, share, and ask questions. Hope to see you all there. Reprinted from the Durham NH Agricultural Commission’s Food … Continue reading →

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Native Garden

Posted on March 4, 2020 by SCMGA

As temperatures warm a little in NH, and you start thinking about volunteer projects, please consider joining the group that cares for and maintains the Garden of Native NH Plants in Lee. The garden was established in 2006 by two … Continue reading →