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The Community Horticulture Program is an educational program that provides environmentally sound information and encourages individuals, communities, and horticulture professionals to implement horticultural practices that foster land and community stewardship. Master Gardener volunteers serve as a vital link for outreach programs between citizens and the land-grant university. See "What Do Master Gardeners Do?"
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Container and Alternative Gardening Workshop
Saturday, May 12, 10 a.m. - Noon
Education Center, 123 Lake Street, Cooperstown
In this interactive workshop, Master Gardeners will show participants how to use containers to grow vegetables, flowers, and herbs. Master Gardeners will also present information on alternatives as it applies to containers. A variety of containers will be on display and lead a discussion of success and failure stories of growing with containers. Cost is $5. Pre-registration is required by May 9.
To pre-register or for more information, please call 607-547-2536 Ext 0.
2012 Master Gardener Second Saturday Seminars and *Events*
January |
February |
March |
Garden Design
Jan 14th – 1-3pm |
Seed Starting
Feb 11th – 1-3pm |
Composting
Mar 10th – 1-3 pm |
April |
May |
June |
*Spring Garden Day*
Apr 14th – 8:30am – 3pm
Milford Central School, in conjunction with the annual OCCA Earth Festival
*Free Soil Testing*
Apr 16th-30th
Local county libraries |
Alternative Gardening
May 12th – 10am-12pm
*Annual Plant Sale*
May 26th – 9am-12pm |
Bugs, Bunnies, and Bambi
June 9th – 10am-12pm |
July |
August |
September |
Seasons of Gardening/
Planting the Fall Garden
July 14th – 10am-12pm |
Diseases
Aug 11th – 10am-12pm |
Seed-Saving
Sep 8th – 10am-12pm |
October |
November |
December |
Putting the Garden to Bed
Oct 13 – 10am-12pm |
Gifts from the Garden
Nov 10 – 10am-12pm |
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
No Master Gardener
Second Saturday Workshop |
**Dates and times may be subject to change, please contact the Extension office at 607-547-2536 ext. 0 to confirm prior to the seminar or event**
Events will be held at the Extension Center, 123 Lake St, Cooperstown
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Cornell Resources
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Cornell Fruit Resources New York Berry News Archives
http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/berry/webinar/archive.html
September issue of New York Berry News.
http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/nybn/
The North American Strawberry Growers Association
Watch out for brown marmorated stink bugs
[3/25/2011]
Invasive pest can infest grapes, peaches, apples, pears, cherries, raspberries, and other crops.
"A native of Asia, this particular stink bug was first spotted in Allentown, Pa., around 1996 and has hitchhiked into parts of New York, including the Hudson Valley, Long Island and New York City in the 15 years since, but it has not posed a serious statewide agricultural threat until now," writes Amanda Garris in the Cornell Chronicle article New York wine industry faces stinky threat, professor warns
"It stunned farmers in the Middle Atlantic states with its unprecedented, aggressive damage in 2010, feeding on a wide variety of crops, from soybeans to fruit trees."
The Eastern New York Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Project is monitoring the spread of this pest. Visit their website for more information on how to submit samples for identification.
The site also provides links to factsheets, webinars and more.
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Useful and relevant tool for turf and lawn care professionals, pesticide health and safety educators, and members of the public in New York State and beyond.
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