Dig It! Garden Blog
Author: coastalmaine-editor
November 11, 2020
Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake
What makes this coffee cake so special is its use of Kernza, a perennial wheat from The Land Institute, a…
September 15, 2020
The Once and Future Queen (Bee)
I always imagine what our new Learning Apiary must look like to visitors—walking up to it for the first time,…
September 9, 2020
It’s Honey Time!
Did you know that Labor Day is when beekeepers begin extracting their fall honey? Let’s start from the beginning with…
April 6, 2020
Starting Your Own Cut Flower Garden – Flower Selection
When starting your own cut flower garden, choosing from amongst the enormous variety of seeds out there can be a…
April 3, 2020
The Big Night
Okay, then. Here’s the story (and it’s an interesting one!). Many amphibians hibernate through the winter in their adult stage….
April 1, 2020
5 Crops For Your Victory Garden
These days, terms like “Victory Garden” and “Make Do and Mend” rise up from collective memory, coming readily to mind….
March 30, 2020
Indoor Seed Starting 101
Winters in Maine are long, cold, and mostly gray. If you’re a gardener like me, sustained by beauty and color…
March 25, 2020
Wetland Edibles
Early spring (aka “mud season”) is the perfect time to take a walk around your property to discover any low-lying…