cold frame

Learn about using cold frames in your home garden.

Hover flies are important garden pest biocontrols

Hover flies are important garden biocontrols

Seed starting supplies

Starting seeds indoors.

General Gardening Information

 

General Gardening
Information
Sustainable Gardening
Information
IPM:
Integrated Pest Management

Coldframes and Hotbeds


Creating a Rain Garden

New York State IPM Program

Liming Acid Soils

Native Plants for Long Island Rain Gardens

Pheromone Traps for Insect Pest Management

Starting Seeds Indoors

Natural Enemies: Nature's Pest Control

Plant Health Care: A Basis for IPM

Glyphosate Alternatives for weed control in the Landscape

Organic Production Guides (General practices for growing vegetables & fruit using organic IPM techniques)

Using Growing Degree Days for Insect Pest Management

U.S. Drought Monitor (link to website)

Choosing a Compost System

Current Accumulated GDD, Precipitation and Evapotranspiration Rate for Selected Long Island Locations


Troubleshooting Patio Plant Problems

A Guide to Nutrient Value of Organic Materials

Using Insecticidal Soap in Your Home Garden or Landscape

Insect Traps and Barriers

Companion Planting

Types and Uses of Mulch in the Landscape

New York State Compost Facility Map - A link to finding

Cornell Waste Management Institute

Planting a Native Pollinator Friendly Garden

NRCS Pollinator Friendly Plants for the Northeast United States

Bee Friendly Trees and Shrubs (University of Kentucky)

Pollinator Protection Guides

Contact

Alice Raimondo
Horticulture Consultant
aw242@cornell.edu
631-727-4126

Last updated November 25, 2025