Horticulture

MELeaf: A Newsletter From the Horticulture Program, May 26, 2020

In this issue:

• The Horticulture Program Needs to Hear From You!
• Upcoming Webinars, Calls and Events for the Horticulture Industry
• From Around the Web: Useful Websites and Other Resources

The Horticulture Program Needs to Hear From You!

The Horticulture Program revived the MELeaf e-newsletter to keep plant sellers informed on plant-health and other issues while in-person inspections were suspended this spring. As the Horticulture Program works towards resuming a normal inspection schedule, we'd like to take this opportunity to gather feedback from our readers to determine if the MELeaf should continue, how often you'd like to hear from us and what information you'd like to see in future communications.

Please fill out this short 5 questions survey to help us assess the future of the MELeaf.

Upcoming Webinars, Calls and Events for the Horticulture Industry

• May 27 and June 4 - Farm Credit East COVID-19 Webinars
• June 3 at 2pm - Women in Horticulture Interview Series: Jennifer Moss. Hosted by AmericanHort.
• June 10 at 11am: Tick IPM: Strategies and Barriers to the Prevention of Tick-Borne Disease. Hosted by the Northeast IPM Center. 
• Online College of Knowledge for Greenhouse Growers. Hosted by Michigan State Univeristy Extension

From Around the Web: Useful Websites and Other Resources

Help your customers grow successful gardens with these resources:

• Home Gardening Information From University of Maine Cooperative Extension 
• Victory Gardening Information from the National Garden Bureau
• Horticultural Myths From Washington State University Extension 
• Gardening With Climate Smart Plants from UMASS Amherst

Other useful links for horticultural businesses:

• Maine Beginning Farmer Resource Network
• Maine Agricultural Mediation Program
• UMASS InsectExaminer Video Series
• Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry COVID-19 Information