Ask a Master Gardener Volunteer!

Click on the link above to submit a question. You can also upload photos of plants or insects to help solve problems or get something identified.

Diagnostic Services 

(607) 772-8953
Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County offers a diagnostic service to the consumer to identify insects and plant diseases and offer environmentally responsible options for control. The Horticulture Educator and other qualified Extension Staff can provide identification and control options for insects and plant diseases. If it is felt that an accurate diagnosis cannot be given at our office, you have the option to send your specimen  to Cornell University Plant Pathology Lab for analysis for a fee. Contact CCE-BC for instructions on how to collect a sample for diagnosis.

Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County and Cutler Botanic Garden offers speakers on a variety of topics on a time-available basis. Seasoned Master Gardener Volunteers and CCE Staff provide power point presentations at your group or club location. Please schedule at least eight weeks in advance. These presentations vary from 30 minutes to one hour in length, but can be adapted to suit the audience.  Speaker’s Bureaus are are $25 per topic for a groups of 50 or less. $50 for groups of 50 or more. Checks can be made payable to: CCE-BC. Proceeds support Cutler Botanic Garden.

List of available topics: 

Speakers_Bureau_2026.pdf

Contact Linda Svoboda

 (607) 772-8953 or ljs322@cornell.edu