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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.
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🪴 🫑🌶️ Something for everyone!!! We are here from 10-4 🍅🌻🫛
Thanks to the generosity of so many community swappers, we have a lot of seed left over from our seed swap in February, so we’re sharing it at the plant sale.
Stop by the Ask a Master Gardener Booth and help yourself to leftover vegetable and flower seed donated by participants at the swap! You can also “check out” seed from our traveling seed library, making its debut at the event.
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at the Suffolk Master Gardener Plant Sale at the Earth and Arts Festival, from 10 - 4, next to the Mod Olive.
If you thought the plant sale was fun as a shopper, you should try it as a volunteer! You can if you become a Suffolk VCE Master Gardener.
Register to join an information session where you can learn more about volunteering and expectations, get your questions answered, and meet some of our volunteers. Register for either date at forms.gle/qLUrtyTzGmnAv9Xy9.
This year's training fits into busy lives with only 3-5 in-person commitments per month. Basic details:
- Training runs September 16, 2026 - March 10, 2027.
- Meets Wednesdays at VCE from 6 - 8:30pm.
- Meets one Saturday each month for a field trip/lab from 9 - noon.
- Training pauses for two weeks at Thanksgiving and four weeks early December to early January.
- $195 cost includes:
- $82 Suffolk course fee,
- $100 state program fee, and
- $13 state background screening fee.
Some scholarship funds may be available.
See a PDF of our flyer at drive.google.com/file/d/1F_nAQymtTLisdlL6oP-1yyu2ko7mk5sA/view?usp=drive_link
While we hope you can join us in person so you can chat with us, if you cannot make May 6th, a portion will be recorded and available by Zoom on May 16th. Register for either date at forms.gle/qLUrtyTzGmnAv9Xy9.
The full class schedule will be available and application link will be provided at the information session. Application period ends May 31st.
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If you are a person with a disability and desire assistance or accommodation, please contact Andrea Slye, VCE City of Suffolk, at 757-514-4337 during business hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120. ... See MoreSee Less
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🌿 Warm weather can make you want to green up your lawn fast but hold off on the fertilizer (for now)!
Applying too much fertilizer in early spring can actually do more harm than good. Your lawn isn’t quite ready to take full advantage of it yet.
The best first step? Start with a soil test. 🧪 If you haven’t tested your soil in the past few years, now is a great time. A test will tell you exactly what your lawn needs, whether that’s lime, nutrients, or nothing at all, so you’re not guessing.
Taking this step now can save you time, money, and help you grow a healthier lawn all season long. 🌱
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That’s a wrap on the Suffolk Master Gardener Plant Sale at the Earth and Arts Festival! Thank you to all of our volunteers and to everyone who came through to help us raise funds for public programming, talk with us about plants or becoming a volunteer, or to pick up a
trees and seeds, and thank you to Keep Suffolk Beautiful and Suffolk Art League for another amazing Suffolk Earth and Arts Festival! ... See MoreSee Less
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