Garden structure
Black-eyed susans / Rudbeckia
Gardening
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County offers gardening resources only through our website. Please visit the following links for gardening information:
Northeast Regional Climate Center
Cornell Garden Based Learning Program
Cornell Vegetable Program MD Online
Fact Sheets:
Our colleagues at CCE-Oneida County offer useful fact sheets about everything from identifying plants and animals in nature to how to select the perfect tree for your landscape!
Last updated May 17, 2019
Find Your Zone!
The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map helps gardeners and growers determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. For the first time, the map is available as an interactive GIS-based map, for which a broadband Internet connection is recommended. Users may also simply type in a ZIP Code and find the hardiness zone for that area.
Insect Diagnostic Lab
For more information about an insect, or how to deal with an insect problem in or around your home or garden, contact the Insect Diagnostic Lab, a program of Cornell Cooperative Extension in the Department of Entomology. For a $25 fee, an insect or related arthropod can be shipped to the lab, or a detailed photo can be emailed, for expert identification. Diagnostician Jason Dombroskie, Ph.D. has many years ofexperience identifying insects and other arthropods. More information about this service, including fact sheets on common outdoor and indoor insects, can be found at http://idl.entomology.cornell.edu/
Visit Cornell University's GARDENING pages for information and resources on ornamental and vegetable gardening, and lawn care!
Visit our neighbors at Oneida County CCE for more gardening information
Berry Webinars
Find online webinars on a range of topics from Cornell's Berry Program!
The Lost Ladybug Project
Visit Cornell University's The Lost Ladybug Project online and learn how your photos can help scientists keep track of both new and native Ladybug species in your neighborhood.