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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 5 acre living horticulture classroom located on the property of CCE-BC at 840 Upper Front Street, Binghamton, New York.
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Ecological Gardening Guide
Winter is time for record keeping, resource gathering, and reflection. Maximize your success with ecological site planning. With the “right plant, right place” approach, you’ll place plants in their ideal location and your garden landscape will thrive and provide abundance and habitat in a changing climate.
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Information on Soil Testing
Nutrient Analysis
Soil samples for nutrient analysis may be brought to the CCE-Broome Information Center, along with the appropriate fee, and we will help you fill out the appropriate form and send them to the Agro-One Soils Laboratory in Ithaca for testing. Copies of the test results are returned to the individual and to CCE-Broome about two weeks later, and you can contact us if necessary for assistance in interpreting your results.
Instructions for Soil Sampling:
soil_sampling_instructions.pdf
You can also send samples directly to the lab:
Dairy-One Soils Laboratory (800) 344-2697 x 2179
State specific Agro-One packages are targeted to customer needs. Due to the diversity of soils in North America, there are many different soil tests used to characterize the nutrient content of soils.
Each test was developed based on the chemistry of the soils and crop response in the region where the test will be used. Agro-One offers soil test packages and nutrient guidelines to meet the diverse needs of commercial crop producers and home owners here in the Northeast. * New York customers also have the option of an Agro-One analysis with Cornell recommendations.
Standard soil nutrient test
This test provides recommendations for establishment and maintenance of home lawns and gardens, commercial turf, commercial vegetables, commercial fruit, and field crops (pasture, hay, annual crops). Measures pH (in water), phosphorous, potassium, calcium, magnesium and micro nutrients including organic matter. Samples are sent to Agro-One Lab located at 730 Warren Rd., Ithaca. Expect at least two weeks for test results to be returned.
Download and print the appropriate FORM from the Agro-One website to include with your soil test samples. (NOTE: when you visit the above link, you will see a list of different forms. For testing home garden soils, download and print Submittal Form H for Lawn, Garden and Landscapes and Form H2 if you are submitting multiple samples).
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Last updated December 12, 2024
Annual Master Gardener Plant Sale
Late May or early June 2025.
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Ask a Master Gardener Volunteer!
Click on the link above to submit a question to our trained volunteers. You can also upload photos of your plants or insects to help solve problems or get something identified.
GROW LINE
The Grow Line is open on Tuesday mornings from 9 to Noon, mid-May through mid-September. Trained Master Gardener Volunteers will help find answers to your gardening questions.
Call the Grow Line at 607-772-8958.
On other days, leave a clear and brief message with your name, number and your question and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Samples can be submitted to our office during business hours. Please see these guidelines for submitting plant or insect samples:
Plant_Diagnostic_Collection_Tips.pdf
You can also find many gardening resources from Cornell Garden-based Learning
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Join the Master Gardener Volunteer Program in Broome County
The Master Gardener Volunteer Regional Training for 2024-2025 is now full.
Applications for the CBG Garden Assistant Program are always accepted, see below for more information.
We train with 4 other counties in our region - Tioga/Chemung, Schuyler, and Tompkins. The Master Gardener Volunteer Training is a 20 week course that runs annually from September to March, with a break from mid-November to January. It is a hybrid course with content on a distance learning platform known as Moodle. 4 to 6 hours of instructional material is assigned each week. Group meetings are virtual with one in-person meeting a month. Virtual sessions are one hour on Saturday mornings. In-person sessions are longer events also on Saturdays each in a different location within our region and filled with hands on activities that enhance the online learning.
The deadline to apply is August 30, 2024.
CBG Garden Assistant Program
If you feel you don't have the time to commit to the full MGV Training, there are still learning opportunities here at Cutler Botanic Garden. Applications are always accepted for the Master Gardener Assistant program of Cutler Botanic Garden. A lighter version of the Master Gardener Volunteer program allows you to take advantage of classes and trainings in Cutler Botanic Garden in return for providing service hours to Cutler Botanic Garden, working along side Master Gardeners on Tuesday mornings during the growing season. There is no minimum annual commitment. More details here: Garden_Assistant_LH20.pdf
For more information please contact Linda Svoboda at ljs322@cornell.edu For a volunteer application please visit our office or e-mail Linda Svoboda - ljs322@cornell.edu