Cornell Cooperative Extension

Suffolk County
Raspberries

Raspberries are a delicious and easy summer fruit to grow.

peach tree

Peaches can be tricky to grow, we're here to help you!

Strawberries

Nothing beats a sweet, juicy strawberry in June!

apple picking

Pick your own apples right in your own backyard.

Growing Fruit



Growing
Berries		 Berry 
Pests/Diseases		 Growing
Tree Fruit		 Tree Fruit
Diseases/Insects

Growing Currants and Gooseberries

Black Rot of Grapes

Growth Stages in Fruit Trees

Apple Maggot

Growing Blueberries in Home Gardens

Fungal Disease of Grapevines on Long Island

Cornell Guide to Growing Fruit at Home

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Growing Brambles in the Home Garden

Insect and Mite Pests on Grapevines on Long Island

Tree Fruit Pest Management - Cultural Methods

Peach Tree Borers

Growing Day-Neutral Strawberries in Home Gardens (everbearing types)

Tree Fruit Pest Management - Guidelines for a limited spray program

Pear Psylla

Grape Growing in the Home Garden

Why Fruit Trees Fail to Bear Fruit

Plum Curculio

Growing Strawberries in Home Gardens

Penn State Recommended Fruit and Berry Varieties

What's Eating My Apples? (and Pears and Peaches and ...)

The Easiest Berry Crops to Grow Ecologically

2025 Home Garden Fruit fungicide table

Apple Scab

Bacterial Spot of Peach

Black Knot

Brown Rot of Stone Fruits (peach, plum, etc.)

Cytospora Canker of Fruits

Peach Leaf Curl

Contact

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

Last updated November 20, 2025

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