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Gardening

Our Home Gardening programs are designed to increase the homeowner’s ability to solve horticulture problems and develop an appreciation of natural resources. The Home Gardening program at Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County (CCE-BC) is very active and centers around Cutler Botanic Garden, a 4.5 acre living horticulture classroom located on the property of CCE-BC at 840 Upper Front Street, Binghamton, New York.

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Last updated July 26, 2019

Gardening

Have You Seen This Bug?

This is the Lily Leaf Beetle, a pest of Asiatic Lillies (true lillies) and a relatively new pest to Broome County.  Adults emerge in April and begin to feed on lily leaves, mate and lay eggs.  Larva do even more damage.

Check your lillies for adults and eggs as soon as plants start to emerge.  Pick off adult beetles and eggs in early spring and destroy.  Check for larva later in the season.  More information can be found here:

 lily_leaf_beetle.pdf

Red Lily Leaf Beetle

Need Home Gardening Advice?

Call the "Grow Line" to get advice from experienced gardeners.  Master Gardener Volunteers are available to take your calls from mid-April through mid-October.  

Thursdays from 9 to Noon

Please call 607-772-8958

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Join the Master Gardener Volunteer Program in Broome County

Applications are being accepted for the 2019 Master Gardener Regional Training and the Master Gardener Assistant program of Cutler Botanic Garden.

Take advantage of classes and trainings in return for providing service hours to Cutler Botanic Garden and communities in the greater Binghamton area.

Core training classes will begin in September.

For more information please contact  Linda Svoboda at ljs322@cornell.edu or phone 607-584-5016. For a volunteer application please visit our office or contact Carol at 607-772-8953 or e-mail clf62@cornell.edu.

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