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Hort. Lab tech. Michael Wilson looking into our lab microscope to identify a specimen.

Horticulture Diagnostic Lab

We're accepting walk-in consultations again. Come see us in the Lab!

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Horticulture Lab Hours:

April - October:

Monday– Thursday

9:00am – 2:00pm

November - March:

Monday – Thursday

9:00am– Noon

The Horticulture Lab of Cornell Cooperative Extension offers numerous services to residents of Rockland County. The Lab offers environmentally friendly and sustainable methods of advice for a multitude of problems.

Advice available on the following (but not limited to):

  • Gardening, plant selection, and yard care
  • Plant and pest problems (ex. deer, rodents, spider mites)
  • pH soil testing -please follow our Sampling Procedures
  • Indoor pest identification and treatment
  • Tick Identification and Management
  • Composting

Horticulture Fact Sheets Online
Feel free to download our free online fact sheets 

Download our Diagnosis forms prior to visiting us.

For more information, call our Horticulture Diagnostic Lab at
(845) 429-7085, option 3.

or Email your questions to our Horticulture Lab Staff.

Contact

Michael Wilson
Horticulture Lab Technician
mw767@cornell.edu
(845) 429-7085, option 3

Last updated November 14, 2023