Spring Lawn Care Advice…

UMaine Scientist Offers Spring Lanw Care Advice Video Laura Wilson, UMaine Cooperative Extension water quality scientist and expert on pollutants threatening Maine’s water bodies, is available to discuss some important springtime lawn care tips for homeowners. The best time to apply fertilizers, Wilson says, is Labor Day weekend, not early spring, since freshly applied fertilizers can [...]

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Spring Has Sprung…

Spring has sprung the landscaping bug in these parts, we have been fielding calls all morning with inquiries for Turf!  Soon there will be green grass everywhere.  Did you know the best times of year to install Turf are Spring and Fall?  The grass roots in a strip of sod follow the path of water [...]

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Sod Season Has Come To An End…

The day after Thanksgiving brought a storm to the Northeast and blanketed us in snow which forced a close to the Sod season for Green Thumb Farms.  The harvester has taken up residence in the shop and will undergo a winter tune up.  We will be dreaming of Spring while we work away and we will keep our fingers crossed for another [...]

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Potato packing…

Check out our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=16414&id=111340152239625&ref=mf for a series of photos of the potato packaging order of operations.  Packing season is here so keep an eye out in your local stores for our new potatoes! 

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Turf cutting has begun!

The turf is rolling off the harvester so satisfied landscapers and happy homeowners are seeing  nice green lawns this week!  We love to see green grass and sunshine.