GARDENING BASICS
Where to Begin?
- Attend a garden orientation session
- Ask for a mentor
- Check out the Gardening books at your local library.
- Visit your local gardening store
- Do some online research
- Come to the SCG monthly meeting to ask your fellow gardeners for ideas
OOB/Saco Adult & Community Education offers gardening courses on a regular basis.
See their current catalog here:
Starting Seeds at Home
See the UMaine Cooperative Extension flyer on when and how to start seeds
in preparation for gardening season
Online retailers include:
Winslow, ME
New Gloucester, ME
Purchasing Seedlings
Purchasing Seedlings
There are many local sources for seeds, vegetables, flowers, and herbs, including :
Green Spark Farm, Cape Elizabeth
(Organic)
Skillins Greenhouses, Falmouth
Kids in the Garden
