Cornell Cooperative Extension

Oneida County
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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.

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Find recommended varieties of vegetables that grow well in our area!

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

Home & Garden

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida 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! Call us or come by today!

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Botanical Gardens and Nature Trail

The Parker F. Scripture Botanical Gardens surround CCE-Oneida and include roses, perennials, hostas, vegetables, herbs and a dazzling array of flowers. We welcome your visit!

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Invasive Earthworms

The Asian jumping earthworm is an invasive species that endangers our forests. Find out how what it does, and how to identify and help contain these worms.

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Master Gardener Volunteer Speaker Bureau

Master Gardener Volunteer Speaker Bureau

Speakers and Garden Topics available

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Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) -adult

Hemlock Pest

The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid lives and feeds on hemlock trees. Infested trees can die within 2 years, although 10-12 years is more common.

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Houseplant Varieties

Here are some fact sheets on popular varieties of houseplants that will help you choose plants appropriate for your home and to care for them successfully.

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Tick Talk

How to protect yourself, your family, and your pets. Tick repellents, making a tick-free zone in your yard, and more.

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Contact

Holly Wise
Consumer Horticulture Educator, Plant Science Educator
hlw2@cornell.edu
(315) 736-3394 Ext. 125

Last updated August 19, 2022

Gardening

Call Our Hotline!

GROWING A MODERN VICTORY GARDEN

A new twist on an old idea!

Print out Growing A Modern Victory Garden

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Home and Garden Questions?

Call (315) 736-3394 Press "1" and then x333

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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.

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Insect Diagnostic Lab

What's bugging you?

Home or Garden?

For insect fact sheets or for information on having an insect ID'd at Cornell University's Insect Diagnostic Lab visit:

http://idl.entomology.cornell.edu/

 Detailed pictures or the actual insect/arthropod can be mailed with a $25 fee to the lab.  

Insect ID's made by Diagnostician 

Jason Dombroskie, Ph.D.