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Cornell Cooperative Extension

Nassau County

  • Horticulture
  • Natural Resources
  • Energy & Environment
  • 4-H Youth Development
  • DPF 4-H Camp
  • Nutrition, Health & Wellness
  • Food Systems
close-up photo of soil after tilling

Knowing the pH and nutrient content of your soil is important to successful growing.

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How To Take A Soil Sample

Click here for our Soil Testing Fact Sheet.

Contact

Vincent Drzewucki
Urban Forestry and Horticulture Educator
vad37@cornell.edu
516-832-2591 ext 202

Last updated October 26, 2023

Horticulture

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  • Community Gardens at EMF
  • Plant Diagnostics & Soil Health Center
  • Soil Testing Services
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  • 2025 Gardening Calendar and Guide
  • Be a Member!
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The USDA Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Use their online tool to see soil type data over an aerial map of Tompkins County. 

Events

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  • Family Camping Weekend
    Friday, May 9
    4:00 PM - 10:00 AM
  • Spring Gardening School at East Meadow Farm
    Saturday, May 17
    10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Offices Closed - Memorial Day
    Monday, May 26
    12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
  • ​30 Hour Pesticide Training Course - June 2025
    Wednesday, June 4
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Offices Closed - Juneteenth
    Thursday, June 19
    12:00 PM - 12:00 PM

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CCE-Nassau Main Office
Eisenhower Park, Special Activities Center, Parking Field 8
PO Box 148
East Meadow, New York 11554
TEL: 516-832-2591
FAX: 516-832-2597
nassau@cornell.edu

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