Help Desk Opens to Assist Chautauqua County Gardeners!

JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK (March 11, 2025) -- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s Master Gardener Program is excited to announce the opening of the 2025 Master Gardener Help Desk season!

Have a Gardening question? Ask a Master Gardener!!!

The Master Gardener's Help Desk will reopen for the 2025 gardening season on Wednesday, April 2 from 12:00pm until 2:00pm at the JCC Carnahan building on the Jamestown Campus.

The Help Desk will continue to be open every Wednesday from 12:00pm-2:00pm through the last Wednesday of September. There are three ways to contact the Master Gardener Volunteers:

1. Call: 716-664-9502, Ext. 224 and a Master Gardener will be happy to help you.
2. Email any time - chatuaquamg@cornell.edu and they will reply during the helpdesk hours.
3. Visit the help desk - every Wednesday from 12:00noon-2:00pm. Master Gardeners will be available to answer your questions. You can bring in plants to identify, pictures of problems, bugs in containers and soil for free pH testing.

Master Gardeners are Cornell trained volunteers who are available to give advice based on research and help solve your gardening problems. Topics that Master Gardeners can assist with include information about invasive plants, native plants, shrubs and trees, soil amendments and sustainable practices. Master Gardeners are eager to meet our community members and help them achieve success in their garden!

The Master Gardener Program is one of many programs offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County (CCE-Chautauqua). CCE-Chautauqua is a subordinate governmental agency with an educational mission that operates under a form of organization and administration approved by Cornell University as agent for the State of New York. It is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The association is part of the national cooperative extension system, an educational partnership between County, State, and Federal governments. As New York’s land grant university Cornell administers the system in this state. Each Cornell Cooperative Extension association is an independent employer that is governed by an elected Board of Directors with general oversight from Cornell. All associations work to meet the needs of the counties in which they are located as well as state and national goals. For more information, call 716-664-9502 or visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/chautauqua. Cornell University Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.

Last updated March 11, 2025