CCE of Chautauqua County - Master Gardener Program

Master Gardeners In Action

PEST ALERT

New Invasive Species, the Spotted Wing Drosophila, Found in Town of Chautauqua

Jamestown, NY-  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County has confirmed a new fruit pest,  Drosophila suzukii, the Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD), in the town of Chautauqua. SWD is an invasive pest of Asian origin that was first detected in the continental United States in California in 2005 and has since spread to several western and eastern states.  It was first reported in NY in 2011.

In Mid-August, a homeowner from the town of Chautauqua contacted the Master Gardener Helpline at the CCE office regarding an abundance of maggots in her late season blueberry crop. Master Gardeners followed up on this report to confirm the identity of this new pest on August 21, 2012.

The Mission of the Chautauqua County Master Gardener Program is to educate and serve the community, utilizing university and research-based horticultural information.

Master Gardener Volunteers:

1.  Have successfully completed the required Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program and remain current through participation in recommended training opportunities throughout the agreed term of volunteer service.

2.  Serve as a horticultural resource to the community.

Each Master Gardener Volunteer is expected to maintain 50 hours of volunteer time, which can be completed through community gardening efforts, educational presentations, fundraising for the Master Gardener Program, professional development meetings, and other gardening projects.

Benefits of Being a Master Gardener Volunteer:

• Satisfaction of serving your community
• Interaction with others in your community with similar interests in gardening and community service
• A deeper understanding of the science behind gardening

Master Gardener Class of 2011

Master Gardener Class of 2010!

Master Gardener Class of 2009

Program Contact Information

Betsy Burgeson

Program Coordinator

716.664.9502 x 204

emh92@cornell.edu

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Tomato Late Blight Information

Late blight is a plant disease that attacks both potatoes and tomatoes. Late blight caused the Irish potato famine in the 1850's, during which millions of people in Ireland starved or were forced to emigrate. Entire potato crops rotted in the field or in storage because of late blight infection. Late blight is caused by a fungal pathogen that survives from one season to the next in infected potato tubers.

For more information:

http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/publications/blight/

http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/factsheets/Potato_LateBlt.htm

http://blogs.cornell.edu/hort/2009/06/26/late-blight-a-serious-disease-killing-tomatoes-and-potatoes-this-year/

Late Blight in Tomatoes

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Late Blight Resistant Tomato Varieties

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The Beauty of Rain Gardens

Rain Garden Information and Resources

• Blue Thumb Planting for Clean Water
• Central Ohio Rain Garden Initiative 
• Rain Garden Network
• 10,000 Rain Gardens
• Rain Gardens of West Michigan
• Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance
• Three Rivers Rain Garden Alliance

Location and Placement of a Rain Garden

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Downloadable How-To Manuals:

Rain GardenWorkbork for Homeowners from Minnesota

   Excellent Manual from the University of Wisconsin

  Rain Garden Manual for Homeowners from Ohio 

Master Gardener Helpline & Helpdesk

OPEN for Season. 

Thank you to everyone who utilized this wonderful service in 2012.  The helpline is now open for the 2013 season.  Master Gardener Volunteers are on hand every Wednesday from 1-3 PM at the Frank Bratt Ag Center to answer your gardening questions! 

There are 4 ways to contact us with questions or concerns:

• Call 664-9502 x 224
• Stop on in at the Ag Center (3542 Turner Rd. Jamestown)
• Email ccemgcc@gmail.com
• OR enter your question below in our Ask a Master Gardener Section!

Ask a Master Gardener

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Trying to decide what to plant this year?

Click Here for Cornell's 2013 Vegetable Varieties Recommendations!

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