Julia Bayly
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Try this trick to get pests to leave your crops alone
Planting a crop designed to attract pests can help draw them away from your main garden, but it's not a foolproof management strategy. → Read More
Before Hollywood discovered the ‘Cocaine Bear,’ northern Maine had the OUI goat
In 1986, a religious fraternal ceremony, alcohol and a goat combined for one of Fort Kent’s most memorable arrests. → Read More
You can plant these seeds outside even during winter
Even though you can’t plant your entire garden now, there are certain seeds that can be started outdoors during winter in Maine. → Read More
Rats may already be living in your house this winter
Even though you don’t see them over the winter, it does not mean rats aren't there. → Read More
Don't put heat lamps in your chicken coop
It can take just minutes for a heat lamp bulb to ignite a coop’s straw bedding. → Read More
Is it a falling bowling ball? Is it an exploding car? No, it's a frost quake.
Those frost quakes can be powerful enough to crack a paved driveway and sound like an exploding car. → Read More
How you can avoid frozen pipes this weekend
Cracks as tiny as an eighth of an inch in a pipe can release up to 250 gallons of water a day. → Read More
The unlikely heartbreaking friendship between a rescued turkey and rooster
While birds of a feather are said to flock together, turkeys and chickens tend to hang out with their own kind. → Read More
Pets are living in fear in Dedham as ‘microquakes’ rock the area
Dedham experienced a 3.3 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 14, immediately followed by 15 smaller microquakes over the next few hours. → Read More
Now is the time to destroy browntail moth nests in your trees
Browntail moth caterpillars have poisonous, irritating hairs that can cause a blistery rash when people come into contact with them. → Read More
Stop mowing your lawn and turn it into an edible paradise
Edible landscaping is considered a form of permaculture, which uses natural patterns to build up a garden that’s mostly self-sustaining. → Read More
Bangor warmed at an alarming rate in December
Bangor was about 5 degrees warmer on average last December, matching trends showing winters are getting warmer and shorter in Maine. → Read More
Even in the winter Mainers aren’t safe from deer ticks
The state’s unseasonably warm winter weather is driving an increase in tick activity. → Read More
Potentially lethal virus is infecting Maine’s wild turkeys
That could be bad news for flocks of domestic turkeys and other poultry already at risk of avian flu. → Read More
Maine’s 1st baby of 2023 arrived just after midnight on New Year’s
Little baby Jude Owen Dow was born at 12:44 a.m. Sunday at LincolnHealth Miles Maternity in Damariscotta. → Read More
How to prevent your farm animals from getting frostbite
Knowing the signs of hypothermia and frostbite in your animals can alert you as to when you should intervene. → Read More
The 3 biggest challenges facing Maine homesteaders in 2023
Homesteaders and small farmers are an optimistic bunch. They have to be. Every season they face challenging conditions largely out of their control. → Read More
These popular food preservation techniques can kill you
Water glassing eggs and canning butter are two preservation techniques that aren't as safe as some may say. → Read More
UMaine study probes whether lobster shells could protect potatoes from disease
Two of the state’s iconic foods could potentially pair well together long before landing on your dinner plate. → Read More
How to protect your mailbox from being wiped out by a snowplow
For some Mainers, the most frustrating part of a Maine winter can be defending their mailbox against snowplows. → Read More