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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Yates 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!

Ask A Master Gardener!

Ask A Master Gardener!

Have a gardening question? Master Gardeners answer questions on a variety of topics including growing vegetables, fruits, ornamental and turfgrass, plant identification, pruning, and insect and disease problems. To learn more, click here!

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Cool Season grasses and broadleaf weeds in a closeup of a lawn

Sustainable Lawns

Find out how to grow a dense, vigorous lawn that will provide many environmental benefits, in these links, videos and resources from Cornell!

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fresh compost

Make Compost!

Find resources here on how to start and maintain a home compost bin! Learn how to turn food and yard waste into "black gold" for your garden!

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coneflowers and black eyed susans (echinacea & rudbeckia)

Easy Care Perennials

Perennials offer year after year of blooms for your garden, and are a smart investment in your garden. Visit our resources to learn more.

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Last updated May 29, 2020

Gardening

  • Compost Resources
  • Deer Resistant Plants
  • Food Gardening
  • "Gardening Matters" Newsletter
  • Healthy Soils
  • Houseplants
  • Lawns & Ornamentals
  • Master Gardeners
  • Pests & IPM
  • Pollinator Support
  • Tick Talk

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.

Insect Diagnostic Lab

Cicada

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. More information about this service, including fact sheets on common outdoor and indoor insects, can be found at http://idl.entomology.cornell.edu/

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Events

    Yates County Office Building
  • Board of Directors Meeting
    Wednesday, March 22
    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Yates County Field & Forage Crop Symposium
    Wednesday, March 22
    10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Apple Tree Pruning Workshop
    Saturday, April 1
    1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Gardening Matters Day
    Saturday, April 15
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Board of Directors Meeting
    Wednesday, April 26
    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

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COVID-19 Updates

For reliable information and current advisories on Covid 19, visit our colleagues at the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN NY) on their website or social media outlets:
 
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EDEN NY WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, TWITTER

Another recommended source of up-to-the minute information is the NY State Department of Health.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Yates County Building
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Penn Yan, New York 14527
TEL: (315) 536-5123
FAX: (315) 536-5117
yates@cornell.edu
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