Fall Garden Education Day

Saturday, October 3, 2026, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Join CCE Onondaga on a Saturday Morning at the Voice of the Farmer Garden, located at the NYS Fairgrounds, on Thursday 10/3/2026 to learn all about fall gardening topics with hands-on, interactive learning.

Schedule

10:00–10:15 — Welcome
- Brief introduction to the Voice of the Farmer Garden
- Explain how the stations will work
- Give everyone a quick overview of the morning
10:15–11:30 — Hands-on Garden Stations
- Station 1: Trees & Pruning
  - What should be pruned in the fall?
  - What should wait?
  - Demonstrate proper pruning
- Station 2: Garlic & Fall Planting
  - Planting garlic
  - What else can still be planted this time of year?
  - How deep, spacing, etc.
  - Station 3: Garden Tools
  - Cleaning and taking care of garden tools
  - Sharpening
  - Getting tools ready for winter
- Station 4: Extending the Growing Season
  - High tunnels
  - Cold frames
  - What can we grow into the fall and winter?
  - Station 5: Nematodes & Milky Spore
  - What are nematodes?
  - What does milky spore actually do?
  - IPM and managing garden pests
- Station 6: Digging the Garden
  - Harvesting potatoes and sweet potatoes
  - When to dig
  - How to harvest without damaging them
  - Storage
11:30–12:00 — Back to the Garden / Questions

This event is great for Master Gardener Volunteers and the public, so home gardeners are welcome!
Space is limited. Spots available to the first 30 registrants.

Fee

Register

https://www.cognitoforms.com/CornellCooperativeExtensionOfOnondagaCounty/FallGardenEducationDay2026

Contact

Kathleen Burns Copeletti
Master Gardener Volunteer Coordinator
kab462@cornell.edu
x236

Location

NYS Fairgrounds
581 State Fair Blvd.
Syracuse, New York 13209

Last updated September 16, 2026

Cornell Cooperative Extension

Onondaga County