Looking for some online gardening classes? Here are some being offered by Cornell Cooperative Extensions around the state.
Gardening with Deer
Friday, April 17, 2020, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
There are beautiful plants deer don’t like to eat! Incorporate these perennials, annuals and shrubs in your landscape to create an attractive yard with three seasons of bloom. Also learn about physical and scent strategies to reduce deer browsing in your yard
Cornell Cooperative Extension – Suffolk County
Organic Vegetable Garden
Monday, April 20, 2020, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Learn how to grow food in your backyard. This session covers the 5 keys to a successful vegetable garden: location, soil preparation, plan, planting choices and good maintenance. No green thumb needed to get started.
Cornell Cooperative Extension – Suffolk County
Training and Pruning Trees
Monday, April 20, 6:30 PM -7:30 PM
Learn about the pruning when trees are young to shape their future, and pruning needs as trees grow.
Cornell Cooperative Extension – Tompkins County
Pollinator Gardens
Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Butterflies, birds and the other pollinators need host plants for nectar, food and lodging. By introducing three seasons of key pollinator plants into your garden, you can create a pollinator-friendly habitat in your front and back yard. Discover the best planting arrangements as well the many colorful and hardy plants attractive to pollinators
Cornell Cooperative Extension – Suffolk County
Get Drastic with Plastic
Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Happy Earth Day! Join our discussion about the harm that plastics do to our environment, and how we can each reduce our consumption of single use plastics.
Cornell Cooperative Extension – Putnam County
Safe Pesticide Use for Home Gardeners
Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
No matter what type of garden you have, chances are you will encounter problems. Join us for a presentation introducing home gardeners to alternative pest control methods to use before reaching for a pesticide. When a pesticide is necessary, learn about product selection and proper application techniques to protect yourself as well as the environment. This presentation will focus on less toxic alternatives and provide proper safety tips when using or storing pesticides.
Cornell Cooperative Extension – Oneida County
Organic Vegetable Gardening
Thursday, April 23, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Learn how to grow food in your backyard. This session covers the 5 keys to a successful vegetable garden: location, soil preparation, plan, planting choices and good maintenance. No green thumb needed to get started.
Cornell Cooperative Extension – Suffolk County
Native Plants in your Garden
Friday, April 24, 2020, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Native plants are the best choices for Long Island gardeners. Not only are they vigorous and attractive, but native plants support our pollinators. Discover the increasing array of handsome native plants that can you can incorporate in your landscape.
Cornell Cooperative Extension – Suffolk County
Grow Your Own Vegetables
Saturday, April 25, 2020, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
This class is perfect for folks who are in their first year or so of gardening. You’ll learn how to pick a location for your garden, plan what to grow, make sure your soil is healthy, and more!
Cornell Cooperative Extension – Putnam County
Pruning Shrubs
Monday, April 27, 6:30 PM -7:30 PM
Learn about practices that make shrubs look new again and help them fit in the landscape.
Cornell Cooperative Extension – Tompkins County
Hummingbirds in your Garden
Monday, April 27, 2020, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Create the proper habitat for these magical creatures by providing them with nectar sources from appropriate flowers and sugar feeders. If you build the right garden for them, they will come! Discover amazing facts about these tiny birds while viewing photographs of them in action.
Cornell Cooperative Extension – Suffolk County
Growing Cut Flowers
Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
What a joyful privilege to bring colorful blooms inside! Join us to learn about annual flower varieties that are easy to grow in your home garden and lend themselves to making beautiful arrangements.
Cornell Cooperative Extension – Tompkins County
Composting Basics
Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
What should you do with all your vegetable scraps? Join Holly Wise, Consumer Horticulture Resource Educator, for composting basics. She will explain the composting process and the benefits of using compost in your gardens. She will provide a recipe for making it. Along with discussing the different types of compost systems.
Cornell Cooperative Extension – Oneida County
Plant a Pollinator Paradise
Saturdays, May 2 & 9, 2020, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Pollinators are in trouble, but luckily each of us can have a part in ensuring a healthy environment for them. Join us for an in depth and interactive look at how to plan and create a pollinator garden on your property. Whether you have acres or just a front porch, you can create pollinator habitat. This is a two-part class with some at-home work.
Cornell Cooperative Extension – Putnam County
Growing Vegetables and Small Fruits
Wednesday, May 6, 2020, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
There’s magic in growing your own food, whether it’s a just-picked tomato or a handful of fresh strawberries. However, growing your own food doesn’t have to be complicated and you don’t even need a large space. Join us and learn what you need to know to get started, focusing on smaller spaces, including raised beds and using containers for your fruits and vegetables. Learn the importance of good soil, when and how to plant, how to use seeds and transplants, what grows best in this area, how to deal with pests, and where to go for help.