Educational Opportunities

Upcoming Events: Online Gardening Classes

Looking for an online gardening class?

Check out these classes being offered by Cornell Cooperative Extensions around the state. 

Click on the topic to see what classes are being offered.

Container Gardening

Six heads of large heads of green and red lettuce growing in a raised garden bedGrowing Edibles in Containers

Monday, April 27, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Broome County

A cluster of cherry tomatoes growing on a tomato plant wet with the morning dew.Crops in Pots – Growing Vegetables in Containers

Monday, April 27, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Rockland County

A short wooden tub set next to a tree overflowing with plants: a tall grass with red leaves, a bright green plant with white veins and a dark purple plant spilling over the edge.Creative Container Gardening

Wednesday, May 27, 2020
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tompkins County

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Composting Classes

Two hands holding finished compostMagic Compost

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Suffolk County

Pile of kitchen scraps, mostly peels of various fruits and vegetables, spead out on top of a compost pileComposting Basics

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Oneida County

Three large compost bins, one made of wire fencing and two made of palletsComposting

Friday, May 8, 2020
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Schenectady County

Full Wooden Compost BinHome Composting

Monday, May 11, 2020
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Jefferson County

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Cut Flowers

A garden patch of magenta, orange and yellow zinniasGrowing Cut Flowers

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tompkins County

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Edible Landscaping

A vegetable garden with a combination of cabbage surrounded by small yellow and orange flowers and dark purple leafy greensEdible Landscaping

Monday, May 4, 2020
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Jefferson County

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Fruit

Two small light green fruits (pawpaws) growing of a branchGrowing Unusual Fruits

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tompkins County

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Native Plants

Swamp Milkweed - Lots of small pink flowersNative Plants

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Rockland County

Small Tree covered with Pink FlowersUsing Native Plants in the Landscape

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Nassau County

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No-Till Gardening

Light purple clover flower against a background of green leavesNo-Till Gardening Techniques

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tompkins County

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Pest Management

Yellow beetle with black spotsGarden Pest and Disease Management

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Lewis County

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Pollinators

A butterfly on a pink zinniaAttracting Pollinators to Your Garden

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Schenectady County

Bumble bee on a pink flowerPlant a Pollinator Paradise

Saturdays, May 2 & 9, 2020
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Putnam County

Close-up of a leaf cutting bee on a yellow flowerPollinator Gardens

Monday, May 18, 2020
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Jefferson County

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Pruning

Turquoise handled pruning shears surrounded by flower petalsPruning Shrubs

Monday, April 27, 2020
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tompkins County

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Soil

A garden trowel stuck in the the soil of a raised garden bedAll the Dirt on Soil

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Chemung County

Light purple clover flower against a background of green leavesNo-Till Gardening Techniques

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tompkins County

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Ticks

Blacklegged Tick Don’t Get Ticked NY

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Schenectady County

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Vegetable Gardening Classes

Six heads of large heads of green and red lettuce growing in a raised garden bedGrowing Edibles in Containers

Monday, April 27, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Broome County

A cluster of cherry tomatoes growing on a tomato plant wet with the morning dew.Crops in Pots – Growing Vegetables in Containers

Monday, April 27, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Rockland County

A hand holding bunch of freshly picked radishes Three Steps to a Successful Vegetable Garden

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Chemung County

Pile of cucumbers, a red, yellow and green pepper, green onions, tomatoes, a bunch of parsley and a sprig of rosemaryVegetable Gardening

Friday, May 1, 2020
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Schenectady County

Wicker basket full of lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, beets, turnips,onions and a sprig of mintVegetable Gardening 101

Saturday, May 2, 2020
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tompkins County

Light purple clover flower against a background of green leavesNo-Till Gardening Techniques

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tompkins County

Basket over flowing with vegetables - tomatoes, carrots, peppers, broccoliGrowing Vegetables and Small Fruits

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Oneida County

A cucurbit seedling showing the two cotyledons and the first true leaf just starting to unfold.Planting a Vegetable Garden

Monday, May 11, 2020
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Chemung County

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Wildlife Management

A baby deer (fawn) munching on a clover in a lawnWildlife Management

Thursday, April 30, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Rockland County

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