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Cornell Cooperative Extension

Suffolk County

  • Agriculture
  • Community Education
  • Gardening
  • Horticulture Labs
  • Marine
  • Energy
  • County Farm
  • 4-H
  • Peconic Dunes
  • Recursos en Español
cold frame

Learn about using cold frames in your home garden.

gourds

Growing ornamental gourds.

soil and seedling in cupped hands

Starting seeds indoors.

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General Gardening Information

Coldframes and Hotbeds

Liming Acid Soils

Starting Seeds Indoors

Glyphosate Alternatives for weed control in the Landscape

The Culture and Use of Ornamental Gourds

U.S. Drought Monitor (link to website)

Troubleshooting Patio Plant Problems

Contact

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

Last updated May 13, 2025

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Riverhead, New York 11901-3071
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suffolk@cornell.edu
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