Event Calendar
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* Master Gardener Telephone Hotline
* Soil Testing and Gardening Advice
* 2011 Master Gardener Training Class
Master Gardener Telephone Hotlines
The WMMGA telephone hotline is being answered at the Berkshire Botanical Garden on Mondays from 9 a.m. until 12 noon. Call 413-298-5355 to speak to a Master Gardener.
EMAIL YOUR QUESTIONS E-mail us year round with your gardening questions and a Master Gardener will research it and get back to you with an answer within 48 hours.
Some times it may be necessary to bring a specimen to the
Hotline office. Please note that specimens can only be
accepted during hotline hours. Come to the Center House,
located directly across Route 102 from the parking lot at the
Berkshire Botanical Gardens. Please observe the following rules:
1. All specimens must be in a plastic zip-lock bag.
2. Insects must be dead. Place insects in a
zip-lock bag and place in the freezer overnight, or put the
insect in a glass jar with a cotton ball soaked in rubbing
alcohol taped to the lid.
3. Plant material must be fresh. Dead plant
material cannot be diagnosed. Bring in samples of both the
damaged material and healthy material from the same plant.
4. For plant identification include leaves, stems, roots and
flowering or seed bearing portions.
Soil Testing and Gardening Advice
Get your soil tested now for pH.
Springfield - Farmer's Market in Forest Park, use the Trafton Road
entrance. Every Tuesday, 12:30 to 4 pm from May to the end of September
Chicopee - Wednesdays, July 7 to September 8, 11 am to 3:30 pm on
Chicopee St. in Willimansett.
For advice on taking a soil sample, click here.
Berkshire County: Berkshire Mall Farmers' Market, Sept. 4, 11,18 from
9-12
Master
Gardener Training
Next Class will start in January,
2011
The next master gardener class will be held starting in January
2011. For more information on how to become a Master Gardener, please
download the application.