New Hampshire Master Gardeners

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UNH Extension Volunteers Recognized for Service to New Hampshire at 2024 Spirit of NH Awards
Master Gardener Doris Buco received the 2024 Spirit of NH Award and Extension's Education Center Infoline volunteers were recognized as a Volunteer Champion
At the 2024 Spirit of NH awards ceremony, UNH Extension Master Gardener Doris Buco was chosen as the 2024 Spirit of NH recipient — the highest honor t... Learn More
Moffatt-Ladd House and Garden in Portsmouth
Teamwork Makes History Grow
Moffatt-Ladd House and Garden volunteer spoke to the Master Gardener 2023 spring class about helping to update “an existing map of the garden to inclu... Learn More
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Meet the Creatures of the Night
An Intro to Mothing
It’s not too late to go out and see some moths. Moths are generally most active in spring and summer. But like butterflies, some moth species will fly... Learn More
Megan Hanna - Master Gardener
Meet Master Gardener Megan Hanna
An enthusiastic volunteer for UNH Extension’s Yard and Garden Infoline
Megan Hanna is an enthusiastic volunteer for UNH Extension’s Yard and Garden Infoline Learn More
Linda Thomas and Margaret Walker Headshots
Linda Thomas and Margaret Walker retire from NHMGAA Board
Linda Thomas and Margaret Walker retire from NHMGAA Board Learn More
Rows of onions in soil
New 2023 USDA Hardiness Zones Explained
The new hardiness map is based on 30-year averages of the lowest annual winter temperatures
The USDA has just released its updated plant hardiness zone map for the United States. This new map is based on 30-year averages of the lowest annual ... Learn More
three bare root tree seedlings
NH State Forest Nursery - What to Choose?
How Can I Succeed with Orders from the NH State Forest Nursery?
Various websites, along with the State Forest Nursery, provide high quality information about specific species of trees and shrubs and their value for... Learn More
Food Canned With Lower Acidity Vinegar Deemed Unsafe
Foods stored more than a day using 4% vinegar or lower should be discarded
The National Center for Home Food Preservation asks that foods stored using 4% vingar or less, for more than 24 hours, be discarded. Learn More
Sachie Howard
Growing Ethnic Vegetables
UNH Extension’s first Master Gardener class was held in 1993. Among those attending was Sachiko Ito Howard, better known as Sachie. She says participa... Learn More
Bee on flower
Celebrate Pollinator Week By Helping the Bees!
National Pollinator Week is recognized every June
Pollinator Week 2023 is recognized June 19-25, 2023. There are many ways you can help pollinators in your garden. Learn More