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.

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Container Gardening

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 13, 2020
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tompkins County

A small child in a jean shirt, teal skirt and bright yellow rain boots put seeds in the groundSeed Starting and Container Gardening with Kids

Thursday, May 14, 2020
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Warren 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

Full Wooden Compost BinComposting Ins and Outs

Monday, May 4, 2020
10:00 AM – 11:30 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Delaware 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

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

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

Two hands holding finished compostBuilding Soil and Composting

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Chenango 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 ripe red raspberries and an unripe green raspberry growing on a raspberry plantFruit 101: Growing the Big Three!
Raspberries, Strawberries and Blueberries

Monday, May 4, 2020
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Steuben County

Quince Tree with two large green quince fruit - almost apple like in shapeFruit 102: Growing Unusual Fruits: An Introduction to Unfamiliar Fruits

Monday, May 11, 2020
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Steuben County

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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Gardens of the Hudson Valley

End of a branch of a blooming magnoloa tree with large pink floweresLunch in the Garden Series: Gardens of the Hudson Valley

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Rensselaer County

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 Gardening with Kids

A small child in a jean shirt, teal skirt and bright yellow rain boots put seeds in the groundSeed Starting and Container Gardening with Kids

Thursday, May 14, 2020
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Warren County

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Insects

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

Spotted Lanternfly adult on a green stemSpotted Lanternfly Workshop

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Ulster 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 Extensions
Jefferson County

Yellow beetle with black spotsPest and Disease Management

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Chenango County

Green lacewing - green bodied bug with large net-like wings sitting on a flower with pink petals and a yellow centerAll About Bugs: pollinators and more!

Thursday, May 28, 2020
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Warren County

Squash bug adult laying eggsGarden Pests

Thursday, May 28, 2020
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Madison County

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Invasive Species

Spotted Lanternfly adult on a green stemSpotted Lanternfly Workshop

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Ulster County

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Native Plants

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

Plants sprouting out of straw baleStraw Bale Gardening

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Delaware 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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Pest Management

A hand how and a gloved hand pulling weedsNatural Weed Control

Monday, May 4, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Chemung County

A pair of gloved hands holding some freshly picked weedsGarden Weeds

Thursday, May 21, 2020
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Madison County

Yellow beetle with black spotsPest and Disease Management

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Chenango County

Squash bug adult laying eggsGarden Pests

Thursday, May 28, 2020
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Madison County

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Pollinators

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 Extensions
Jefferson County

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Soil

Plants sprouting out of straw baleStraw Bale Gardening

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Delaware County

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

Two hands holding finished compostBuilding Soil and Composting

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Chenango 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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Technology as a Gardening Tool

Taking a picture of a field of flowers with a smart phoneUsing Your Cell Phone as a Gardening Tool

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Orange 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

A hand holding a pencil over a piece of blank papaerPlanning your Garden

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Chenango County

Plants sprouting out of straw baleStraw Bale Gardening

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Delaware County

Wicker basket full of lettuce, tomaotes, peppers, beets, turnips,onions and a sprig of mintVictory Garden 2020

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tioga 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

Pepper seedlings in tray of biodegradeable potsSeed Starting

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Chenango County

A small child in a jean shirt, teal skirt and bright yellow rain boots put seeds in the groundSeed Starting and Container Gardening with Kids

Thursday, May 14, 2020
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Warren County

A cluster of cherry tomatoes growing on a tomato plant wet with the morning dew.Family Food Gardens for Beginners

Thursday, May 21, 2020
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Warren County

Green lacewing - green bodied bug with large net-like wings sitting on a flower with pink petals and a yellow centerHow Does Your Garden Grow Check-In

Thursday, June 11, 2020
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Madison County

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Weeds

A hand how and a gloved hand pulling weedsNatural Weed Control

Monday, May 4, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Chemung County

A pair of gloved hands holding some freshly picked weedsGarden Weeds

Thursday, May 21, 2020
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Madison County

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