Food Garden

Contact a Master Gardener Volunteer

Do you have a question about growing a vegetable garden? Wish you knew the name of that pesky weed that keeps popping up in your flower bed? Wonder what that funny looking insect is that is crawling across your shoe? Find the answer, by calling our Master Gardener Volunteer Helpline!

Master Gardener Volunteers are available to answer these questions and more. Dedicated Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers answer numerous questions about plant, tree, and lawn care, vegetable and flower gardening, and home and garden pest management practices for county residents.

To contact the Helpline in Otsego Countyfill out an inquiry form here, call (607) 547-2536 extension 228, or email: mastergardener-otsego@cornell.edu. If a Master Gardener Volunteer is not available to take your call, please leave a voice mail message and your call will be returned as soon as possible.

To contact the Helpline in Schoharie Countyfill out an inquiry form here, call (518) 234-4303 extension 129, or email: schohariemastergardeners@cornell.edu. If a Master Gardener Volunteer is not available to take your call, please leave a voice mail message and your call will be returned as soon as possible.

Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities. Accommodations for persons with special needs may be requested by contacting Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties prior to a program.

Last updated September 22, 2023