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Let us help you get started with vegetable gardening!
A soil pH test is a great first step to successful gardening.
What's eating your plants? We can help you find out, and suggest ways to control it!
Learn skills and share what you know, as a volunteer in the CCE Master Gardener program.
Have a question about a plant, an insect, your lawn, or anything else horticulture related? Contact the Gardening Helpline, staffed by our Master Gardeners! cattaraugusmg@cornell.edu (716) 699-2377 ext. 127
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cattaraugus 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!
Last updated April 23, 2025
The NEW 2023 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 type in a Zip Code and find the hardiness zone for that area.
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 ofexperience 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/
Upcoming Garden Learning Opportunities
The New York State IPM Program is excited to launch a new virtual series, What’s Bugging You First Fridays, a Virtual presentations on practical solutions to pest problems.
In this monthly virtual series, we'll explore timely topics to help you use integrated pest management (IPM) to avoid pest problems and promote a healthy environment where you live, work, learn and play. What is IPM? It's a wholistic approach that uses different tools and practices to not only reduce pest problems, but to also address the reasons why pests are there in the first place. Each month, our speakers will share practical information about how you can use IPM.
Events will happen on the first Friday of every month from 12:00 to 12:30 PM EST on Zoom. Below is the schedule of presentations from March 2021 to February 2022 Each month we’ll cover a timely topic in 25 minutes, including time for questions. Then, in an IPM Minute, we’ll cover a specific task you can perform in the next few days to help you avoid pest problems.
Details and registration information can be found at:
https://nysipm.cornell.edu/whats-bugging-you/first-friday-events/
TOPIC | IPM MINUTE | DATE |
Pest of home berry plants | Spiders in the home | July 7, 2023 |
Groundhog management | Bat exclusion | August 4, 2023 |
Right plant, right place | Transplanting trees/shrubs | September 1, 2023 |
Jumping worms |
Roof gutter pests |
October 6, 2023 |
Winter garden prep | Tick check reminder | November 3, 2023 |
Houseplant IPM | Firewood pests | December 1 ,202 |
There are no upcoming events
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