Local gardeners can take advantage of a new in-person learning opportunity offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension this fall.

The six-part series, Fall in the Garden, is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 20 through Oct. 11.

Two sessions will be hosted by Franklin County Extension at 138 Pleasant St. Suite #1 in Farmington and four sessions by Somerset County Extension at 7 County Drive in Skowhegan, according to a news release from the UMaine Extension, based in Orono.

The series is designed to help participants extend the gardening season and save more of what their gardens provide. Brett Johnson and Nick Rowley, UMaine Extension sustainable agriculture and horticulture professionals, will lead the sessions.

Each program will cover a topic that can be implemented this fall, and will include a presentation and time for questions. Topics will include:

• Planting the fall garden (Skowhegan)

• Harvesting and storing the fall crop (Farmington)

• Seed saving: variety selection (Skowhegan)

• Preparing next year’s garden this fall (Farmington)

• A plant out of place: weeds in the fall garden (Skowhegan)

• Topic TBD, based on participant feedback throughout the series (Skowhegan)

Participants can attend one or all of the workshops. The suggested donation for each session is up to $15. The registration form can be found online at extension.umaine.edu.

For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, call 207-474-9622 or email  emily.collins3@maine.edu.

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