Outreach Event Gardening Factsheets

Spring Hot Topics

The Mighty Arborvitae Penn State

Arborvitae Care Resources  CCE Westchester; CCE Nassau

Box Tree Moth NYS IPM

FAQs Boxwood Blight CCE Suffolk

USDA APHIS  New York Residents:  Check Your Boxwoods for the Box Tree Moth!

Trees

Honey-locust plant bug     Penn State; The Morton Arboretum

Soils Info

Cornell Soil Health Lab  Standard Nutrient Analysis (Information on interpreting soil test results.)

How to Obtain a Soil Sample CCE Master Gardener Program factsheet

How to take and submit a soil sample Dairy One Agro One (See left sidebar for links.)

Soil pH What It Means CCE Erie Master Gardener Program factsheet

  Interpretation of Soil Report and Recommendations For Your Lawn  CCE Erie Master Gardener Program factsheet

Soil Preparation and Fertilizers for the Home Flower & Vegetable Garden CCE Erie Master Gardener Program factsheet

Garden Plant Issues

Cornell Garden Based Learning  Tomato Growing Guide (including information on diseases)

Blossom End Rot Long Island Horticultural Research  & Extension Center

Home Landscapes

A Gardener's Calendar for Pest & Nutrient Management CCE Erie Master Gardener Program factsheet

Green Yard and Garden Tips NYS DEC

Types and Uses of Mulch CCE Erie Master Gardener Program factsheet

Weeds and Your Garden NYS IPM

New York Urban Farms Sustainable Pest Management Factsheets Cornell Harvest NY  Information on Row Covers, Disease Resistant Crop Varieties and Brassica Breaks

IPM for the Home NYS Integrated Pest Management

Hydrangea: Types and How to Prune CCE Erie Master Gardener Program factsheet

Why Doesn't My Hydrangea Bloom? Penn State

Don't Get Ticked NYS IPM

Ticks and Lyme Disease NYS Department of Health

Home Landscapes - Turf Care

Turfgrass and Landscape Weed ID Cornell University

How to Best Fertilize Your Lawn CCE Erie Master Gardener Program factsheet

Establishing a Home Lawn from Seed CCE Erie Master Gardener Program factsheet

Buying Fertilizer?  Look for the Zero - Protect Your Waters NYS DEC

Erie County Healthy Lawns - Home for the Gnome Campaign - Pledge to Minimize Pesticide Use  Follow this link to see 10 Tips for a Healthy and Safe Lawn factsheet and the Cornell Resource Lawn Care Without Pesticides.

Insect Pests of Lawns NYS IPM

Moss in Lawns University of Maryland Extension

Invasive Species

Giant Hogweed NYS DEC

Jumping Worm: A Homeowner's Guide J Worm Working Group

Lesser Celandine BMPs WNY PRISM

European Spongy Moth CCE Suffolk

Spotted Lanternfly NYS IPM

Wild Parsnip:  NY Invasive Species Information, NYS DEC

Native Plants - Pollinators

Bumblebee Flyer CCE Erie Master Gardener Program Pollinator Group factsheet

Visit the National Wildlife Federation to learn who to certify your yard as beneficial for wildlife including pollinators.

Last updated March 20, 2025