Extension offers native seed sowing workshops

STATE — Registration is now open for two native seed sowing workshops offered this fall by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and McLaughlin Garden and Homestead. The workshops will be held on October 28 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth and on November 8 from 2 – 4 p.m. [...]

Native plants germinate in 3” pots. Photo courtesy University of Maine Cooperative Extension. STATE — Registration is now open for two native seed sowing workshops offered this fall by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and McLaughlin Garden and Homestead.

The workshops will be held on October 28 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth and on November 8 from 2 – 4 p.

m. at the UMaine Extension office in Paris. These workshops are ideal for anyone interested in a cost-effective way to grow more native plants for their gardens.

Participants will learn the basics of successful native seed starting and will have the opportunity to sow their own seeds to take home. More workshop dates and locations will be added soon. For information on program fees, financial assistance options, and more, please visit the workshop series website, contact the workshop organizers at (207) 781-6099 for the Falmouth workshop and 207-743-8820 for the Paris workshop, or email extension.

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