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The UConn Home & Garden Education Center (HGEC) is a horticultural informational resource for the citizens of Connecticut and beyond. The staff at the Center reach nearly 400,000 citizens in outreach efforts each year. We’re ready to assist you – Contact us!

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H&GEC Fact Sheets
Fact Sheet Spotlight: Squash Bugs
Monthly Gardening Tips for Connecticut and
Gardening Tips for July
e-update Archives & July e-update
H&GEC Current Articles: Why are My Vegetables Bolting? &
Basil-Great in the Garden and in the Kitchen
UConn Plant Database
CT Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG) Spotlight on
Giant Hogweed
CIPWG 2018 Invasive Plant Symposium info & registration

Ticks & Tick Testing: Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory or Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
CAES: Pollinator Information
Insecticides: Low Toxicity Options
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
CT 10% Campaign: Take the pledge!
UConn Master Composter Program
UConn Soil Lab Fact Sheets
Worm Day
Worm Day Supply List