The Garden Hotline is a free service offered through the Penn State extension office to help Fayette County residents with gardening questions and concerns.

Gray mold on tomato

Gray mold on tomato

Master Gardener Hotline Email: Fayettemg@psu.edu

Master Gardeners answer questions on a variety of topics including growing vegetables, fruits, ornamentals and turfgrass, plant identification, pruning, and insect and disease problems. Advice encourages the use of integrated pest management and environmentally sound practices.

To help with identification and diagnosis, plant and insect specimens can be brought to the extension office, but it is best to call first to make sure a Master Gardener will be on duty. Select fresh plant samples with intact parts including flowers, if present. For diagnosis, bring a live sample that shows both healthy and unhealthy growth.

Please send an email, along with a good quality photo, to fayettemg@psu.edu.