Mae Marie Organics

09/14/2024

Magical quote: “Only when we give nature space can we give it life.”
From Sara Dykman’s Bicycling with Butterflies.

06/28/2024

This is beautiful and easy!

🌼 Mixed Perennial Flower Bed 🌼
A stunning array of vibrant perennials, including coneflowers, black-eyed Susans, and various other blooms!

Light: Full sun to partial shade.
Water: Water regularly to keep the soil evenly moist.
Soil: Well-draining, fertile soil.
Temp: 60-85°F (16-29°C).
Humidity: Moderate.
Fertilizer: Apply a balanced fertilizer every 4-6 weeks during the growing season.

Perfect for creating a colorful and dynamic landscape that will bloom year after year! 🌼🌸🌿

05/03/2024

04/26/2024

May we raise children
who love the unloved
things–the dandelion, the
worms and spiderlings.
Children who sense
the rose needs the thorn

and run into rainswept days
the same way they
turn towards sun…

And when they’re grown and
someone has to speak for those
who have no voice

may they draw upon that
wilder bond, those days of
tending tender things

and be the ones.

~ Nicolette Sowder

~ Art 'Dandelion' by Brandi L. Hickman

04/21/2024

Just another reminder to those in the Northern Hemisphere that Dandelions are a key source of early nectar to Pollinators, flowering normally begins in a few weeks time but we're already getting reports of Dandelions appearing across the hemisphere, so consider leaving a few plants to flower if you are mowing 🐝

Dandelion (genus Taraxacum) are flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions native to Eurasia and to North America, but the two commonplace species in the wider world, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, were also introduced from Europe and now propagate as wildflowers in those regions including North America where they are considered introduced. Both species are edible in their entirety. The common name dandelion comes from French "dent-de-lion", meaning "lion's tooth". Like other members of the family Asteraceae, they have very small flowers collected together into a composite flower head. Each single flower in a head is called a floret. In part due to their abundance along with being a generalist species, dandelions are one of the most vital early spring nectar sources for a wide host of pollinators that themselves are critical to pollination of later flowering plants. Although they are appearing earlier, May-June is a peak blooming time critical for Pollinators.

04/05/2024

Let’s go wild!

04/04/2024

Love these great suggestions! Sedges are some of my favorite groups of plants!

03/11/2024

Love gardening tips that are guided by Mother Earth and not a calendar!

03/05/2024

Heard the peepers at our house already and the wood frogs this weekend at Swatara State Park. Amazing sounds of spring!

For some, robins are the first sign of spring. But the changing of the seasons may be more accurately forecast by songs from a wet forest floor.

01/11/2024

For local friends!

LCCD is holding a rain barrel workshop Thursday, March 28th. The workshop will feature a presentation on water quality and rain barrels, and each registered household will receive a 50-gallon rain barrel! Please contact Katie Hollen at 717-277-5275 ext. 114 to register. The cost to attend is $30 and space is limited.