Master Gardeners offer in-person programming
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The Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners is returning to in-person programs in 2021.
In Chautauqua County the Master Gardeners are all volunteers. The goal of the program is to bring sustainable, tested and educationally based garden training to community gardeners and the general public. Activities are widely available to the public and allow Master Gardener volunteers to help others through their skills and advice in building and maintaining beautiful and productive gardens.
Master Gardener volunteers will once again offer visits to their demonstration garden which is now located at Jamestown Community College on Curtis street. Events will adhere to guidelines from the Center for Disease Control and local Health Department recommendations. At the demonstration garden, plants grown are applicable to the area. Gardeners will teach skills and techniques that will help to make anyone have a "green thumb". Several Master Gardeners will be present to assist and answer questions.
New to the 2021 season a gardening program is kicking off called "Seed 2 Supper," a statewide training program geared to the new or maybe inexperienced gardener who need the little extra help in getting started. The program is also for people who have space challenges, as there will be an emphasis on container and patio gardening. Details will follow in May.
The Master Gardener Help Line is open April through September. Master Gardeners are available to answer gardening questions using their knowledge from numerous horticultural resources around the country. The help line is available to the general public. Once again, the Master Gardeners are offering soil pH testing at the demonstration gardens. Contact the Help Line via email at chautauquamg@cornell.edu or call 664-9502, ext. 224 with your questions.
Master Gardeners assist with community gardens throughout Chautauqua county. Members work with the Audubon Community Nature Center, Lawson Marine Center, Dunkirk and Jamestown community gardening programs.
The following volunteers have donated more than 1,000 hours of Master Gardener community service: Connie Dutcher of Lily Dale, Mary Erlandson of Frewsburg, Janet Forbes of Jamestown, Stephen Rees of Dunkirk, Peg Hite of Jamestown, Mike Jabot of Fredonia, Sharon Reed of Jamestown, Carolyn Smallback of Silver Creek and Pat Martonis of Jamestown.