MaineNatureDiary

  We just got 2.93" of rain yesterday into the late evening. That brings us to 3.95" of rain for the month of September (the month...

We got 1.02" of ran which puts us at around 3.1" since May 31st. At least the plants got a sip of water as we are incredibly dry a...

Geez, another species of tick has made it's way to Maine. We have too many tick borne diseases as it is! UMaine Extension Tick Lab iden...

We went to Mid-Coast Growers and bought 4 gorgeous mums. There are oodles of mums and asters to choose from! I put two pink mums (with yell...

Even though our vegetable garden is not at its best this summer, I was able to happily pick a few veggies to add to our vegetable soup for d...

We are in a drought. We received only about 1" of rain total in June and none in July. As you can see in the photo, the ground is crisp...

I look forward to the summer days that are on the cooler side so that I can commune with my vegetable garden plants. I love hanging out with...

Doelores is her name and eating my garden flowers is her game! She has plenty of browse and lives off the plants of our yard and next door n...

I have 7 different clematis plants. Four new ones were planted this year and of the three that were planted last year, two are currently blo...

Grrrrr.....Aughhhh...Cucumber beetles have invaded our vegetable garden for the first time ever. They are munching on the leaves and stems o...