Cornell Cooperative Extension

Chemung County
Bulb Sale 2021

Top quality bulbs! Order now until October 1, 2021. Quantities are limited.

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.

Flowers in Minns Garden, Cornell Campus. Echinacea. Cornell University Photography.
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Our resources on lawns and ornamentals can help make your home gardens more beautiful.

Striped cucumber beetle Acalymma vittatum (Fabricius, 1775) from Bugwood.org
Image by David Cappaert, MSU, Bugwood.org

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

Recruiting Master Gardeners

Do you like gardening? Consider becoming a Master Gardener Volunteer!

Gardening

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung 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! We offer free or low-cost gardening classes and tours all year long, and opportunities to share your love of gardening as a volunteer! Call us or come by today!

Test Your Soil!

Follow these steps when gathering soil for a soil test at Cooperative Extension.

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Kitchen garden in Gers, France with marigolds, tomatoes and trellises

Food Gardening

Interested in having your own vegetable garden, at home or in your neighborhood? Find links and resources here that will help get you started.

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Japanese maple, Acer palmatum Thunb.

Trees & Shrubs

Ornamental trees and shrubs can enhance the beauty of your home landscaping. Find some suggested varieties here.

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coneflowers and black eyed susans (echinacea & rudbeckia)

Easy Care Perennials

Perennials offer year after year of blooms for your garden, and are a smart investment in your garden. Visit our resources to learn more.

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Striped cucumber beetle Acalymma vittatum (Fabricius, 1775) from Bugwood.org

Pests & IPM

IPM is a system for managing pest problems using a range of safe, least-toxic methods. Find IPM resources here!

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Master Gardeners

Master Gardeners belong to a national corps of trained volunteers who share gardening information in their communities through the local Cooperative Extension office.

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Last updated September 21, 2021

Gardening

Find Your Zone!

2012 USDA Hardiness Zone Map

The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map helps gardeners and growers determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. For the first time, the map is available as an interactive GIS-based map, for which a broadband Internet connection is recommended. Users may also simply type in a ZIP Code and find the hardiness zone for that area.

Insect Diagnostic Lab

U.S. postage stamps of spiders and insects, used on the Cornell Insect Diagnostic Lab website; 200px wide to use as an image for a sidebar link to their site at: http://entomology.cornell.edu/IDL

For more information about an insect, or how to deal with an insect problem in or around your home or garden, contact the Insect Diagnostic Lab, a program of Cornell Cooperative Extension in the Department of Entomology. For a $25 fee, an insect or related arthropod can be shipped to the lab, or a detailed photo can be emailed, for expert identification. Diagnostician Jason Dombroskie, Ph.D. has many years of experience identifying insects and other arthropods. More information about this service, including fact sheets on common outdoor and indoor insects, can be found at http://idl.entomology.cornell.edu/

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Your gift to CCE-Chemung can be made with a credit card online via PayPal or with a check payable to CCE of Chemung County (mail to Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung County, 425 Pennsylvania Avenue, Elmira, NY 14904. We appreciate your support!

We are Recruiting Master Gardener Volunteers!

Do you like gardening and plants?  Are you interested in learning more about gardening and sharing your knowledge and passion for growing plants?  Are you willing to serve your community?  Would you like to answer questions about gardening in Chemung County after your have been trained?  If your answer is "Yes" to these questions, don't hesitate to join us!  Applications are now being accepted, and will continue through the end of August. Visit our "Master Gardeners" webpage for more information.