seedlings in a flat
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Let us help you get started with vegetable gardening!

Master Gardener volunteer conducts a pH soil test on a soil sample
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A soil pH test is a great first step to successful gardening.

Produce at a farm stand
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Find recommended varieties of vegetables that grow well in our area!

What's eating your plants? We can help you find out, and suggest ways to control it!

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Learn skills and share what you know, as a volunteer in the CCE Master Gardener program.

Gardening

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County is your resource for information on soils, site improvement, plant selection, proper plant care, eco-friendly practices, integrated pest management, composting and so much more! Are you a home gardener or want to be one? Master Gardener Volunteers are available to help you get started. Have a gardening/pest/general horticulture question? We are happy to help! There are many ways to connect with us - try one of these options:

  • Email our horticulture program at essexhort@cornell.edu OR
  • Call our office at 518-962-4810 OR
  • Fill out and submit the "Ask Extension" form below OR
  • Stop by our office, 8487 U.S. Route 9 in Lewis. Bring your soil, bugs, photos, plants, whatever!

Contact

Mina Weymouth-Little
Consumer Horticulture, MGV Coordinator & 4-H Educator
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518-962-4810 x 416

Last updated October 10, 2023