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Suffolk Extension Master Gardeners
We Exist to Serve You
Suffolk Extension Master Gardeners (Suffolk EMGs) volunteer their time and expertise to provide FREE horticultural education for residents of the City of Suffolk, Virginia. They provide programs for both youth and adults on a variety of topics like tree care, native plants, flower and vegetable gardening, pest and disease identification, integrated pest management, and more. Visit the programs, events, and demonstration garden pages to learn more!
Ask a Master Gardener
Getting help is easy! Suffolk EMGs can be found at our office, on Facebook, by phone, email, and at various Suffolk farmers markets. Take advantage of our Ask a Master Gardener program, where you can contact us from the comfort of your own home! To submit a question, email us at SuffolkMG@gmail.com or call us at 757-514-4335. When emailing, attach pictures of the plant, pest, or problem and provide a detailed description. This will allow us to serve you. A Suffolk EMG volunteer will respond in a timely manner. Beginning in 2024, volunteers will be providing monthly office hours. Stop by our Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) classroom and obtain research-based assistance with your gardening questions and concerns.
Spotted Lanterfly Information
Pest Alert: Spotted Lanternfly Identification
and Reporting in Virginia
Volunteers refilled the seed library and talked with patrons at North Suffolk Library today. Stop by and pick up some of the seed that Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program recommends sowing in June, July, and August. We have several varieties of cucumbers, summer and winter squash, pumpkins, melons, beans, and more, all labeled with research-based growing information! 🥒 🍉🥬🌶️🫑🌽🫘 While supplies last. Let us know what you take to plant!
Thank you, Suffolk Public Library, for this partnership bringing the magic of grow-your-own food and flowers to residents of Suffolk.
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the community seed packaging last week. Some of your seeds are now in the library!
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A little drizzle won't keep us out of the garden. Stop by this morning and learn about what we're growing and why! ... See MoreSee Less
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Good morning from the milkweed patch! Native bees are the most successful pollinators of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) here in my suburban Suffolk VA pollinator garden, especially bumblebees and big carpenter bees. If you know this plant, you can smell this! It’s a wonderful scent. What’s blooming in your pollinator garden?
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