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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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You can prepare for the entire planting season by visiting https://brnw.ch/plantguide
To determine your USDA zone, you can enter your zip code here: https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov
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Peppers love full sun and well-draining soil, but thereās a bit more to growing a great crop than just planting and hoping for the best. With the right care, you can enjoy a productive and flavorful harvest all season long!
Want to learn more about planting, care, and tips for success? Check out this helpful Virginia
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Our seed library with Suffolk Public Library depends on donations of seed, supplies, and funds. Thank you to Fedco Seeds, Seed Savers Exchange, and Sow Right Seeds for their generous donations this year. Each vegetable donation helps Suffolk residents grow their own produce to tackle some of the food insecurity challenges faced on a daily basis, herb donations help improve flavor of those foods and feed pollinators, and ornamental seed donations add beauty all around. We could not succeed without their support!
Pictured are all varieties you can direct sow or start (to later transplant) within the next three months here in Suffolk, Virginia: Rainbow Mix Carrots, Kuroda Carrots, Copenhagen Market Cabbage, Romanesco Broccoli, Mixed Ornamental Kale, Valentine Sunflower, Black Beauty Zucchini, Silver Bell Squash, Glass Gem Corn, 516-451 Ashworth Yellow Corn, Resina Calendula, Burgess Buttercup Squash.
Learn more about growing in Virginia at www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-331/426-331.html.
If you would like to make a donation to our seed library, reach out to our volunteers at SuffolkMG@gmail.com.
If you would like to visit the seed library, find our first location at North Suffolk Public Library and take up to three different packets of seed per person per week to grow. Where should we add a second location?
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Commercial products are named in this post for informational purposes only. Virginia Cooperative Extension does not endorse these products and does not intend discrimination against other products that also might be suitable.
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Image of card catalog full of seed packets with image text Seed Library.
Image of hand holding packets of seeds labeled Sow Right Seeds Rainbow Mix Carrots, Kuroda Carrots, Copenhagen Market Cabbage, Romanesco Broccoli, Mixed Ornamental Kale
Image of hand holding packets of seeds labeled Seed Savers Exchange Valentine Sunflower, Black Beauty Zucchini, Silver Bell Squash, Glass Gem Corn
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