Ask A Extension Master Gardener

Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Helpline

The Helpline serves Vermont residents by providing science based information about home horticulture issues.

• 1-800-639-2230 - Toll free number in Vermont only
• (802) 656-5421 - Local callers (Chittenden County)

Current Hours:

Wednesday's 9-noon

Email: master.gardener@uvm.edu

You may also email your questions using the above email address. Photos are always helpful in determining a diagnosis. Please add photos as attachments - do not embed them in the message.

• Directions to Spear St. Helpline Volunteer Office
• To submit diseased or injured plant materials for diagnosis

PLEASE NOTE (IMPORTANT!) see below.....

• INSECTS IN YOUR HOME:
  For household and other building pests (carpenter ants, termites, etc.) please contact Jon Turmel at jon@agr.state.vt.us. Master Gardener DOES NOT handle these issues!
• COMMERCIAL GROWERS:
  Please visit the UVM Plant Diagnostic Clinic. We're sorry, but we are only trained to work with home horticulture issues.
• SOIL TESTING INFORMATION:
  To obtain information on soil testing or to download a soil kit form, please visit the UVM Agricultural & Environmental Testing Laboratory .