Please note: Ramsey County Master Gardener volunteers can help you with all of these types of projects. We fill our numerous requests first-come, first-served, so please request as early in the year as possible--volunteers start signing up in February.
Ask a Master Gardener Line
Call 651-704-2071 with your question. FREE! A Ramsey County Master Gardener volunteer researches & returns your call.
To protect the privacy of our volunteers, we block return phone calls. If your phone does not accept blocked calls, please leave us an alternate number, such as a cell phone, to return your call.
E-mail your Question to a Master Gardener
Submit your question and a University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener volunteer will e-mail a response.
Compost Sites
Master Gardeners Answer Questions at These Compost Sites on these dates FREE!
Compost Sites Maps
More composting information:
Purchase compost bins at Dakota Ecosite (3365 Hwy 149, Eagan MN): 651-905-4520.
Diagnostic Clinics
Ramsey County Master Gardener volunteers give you personal help identifying lawn or garden plants and weeds; diagnosing common insect, disease, and plant problems; and learning to control pests and weeds with limited, or no, chemical use. More information. FREE!
Online Diagnostic Tools:
What's wrong with my Plant? | What Insect is this? | Is this plant a Weed?
Question and Answer Booths
Master Gardeners staff the following places to answer your eco-friendly gardening and/or insect questions. FREE!
Aldrich Arena Farmers' Market On St. Paul's White Bear Avenue, just south of Frost Avenue, Wednesdays, 8 am - 12 pm, May 25-September 28
Como Conservatory 1-4 pm weekend afternoons, 1235 Aida Place, St. Paul, just West of the Estabrook and Lexington intersection
Downtown Saint Paul Farmers' Market On corner of 5th and Wall Streets, St. Paul. Saturdays, 8 am - 12 pm, May 7, 14, 21, 28; June 4, 11, 18, 25; July 2, 9, 16, 23, 20; August 6, 13, 20, 27; September 3, 10, 17, 24. See St. Paul Farmers' Market website for more info.
Hmong International Market 217 Como Avenue, St. Paul, (2011 Dates TBA), 10 am-1 pm
Roseville Farmers' Market Fairview and Co. Rd. B, Church of Corpus Christi, 2131 Fairview Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113 Tuesdays, 8am–12noon, June 7 to September 27
St. Thomas More Farmers' Market 1079 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month from 1:15 - 5 p.m., May 13 to Sept. 23
Annual Plant Sale
Ramsey County Master Gardeners hold an annual Plant Sale open to the public in May. Learn More
Community Enrichment
Ramsey County Master Gardeners teach citizens at NUMEROUS community events and venues--examples: teaching schoolchildren to plant rain gardens to protect our water supplies, and staffing Q&A booths at community gardens and environmental celebrations.
As early as possible, please e-mail rcmg@umn.edu or call 651-704-2063 to request a Master Gardener.
Children's Hospital Horticulture Therapy
Ramsey County Master Gardeners provide natural, therapeutic activities for Children's Hospital patients, with projects such as "plant your plant with a tongue depressor" and "soil-less plant projects" for oncology patients. FREE!
This Program Provides:
- Relaxation, energy renewal, stress relief, sense of well-being, self-confidence, creativity, cooperation, patience, strength, improved motor skills, improved vocabulary and communication skills
- An opportunity for the children to learn about plants
- Relief from daily medical procedures
- An opportunity to value people/plant interaction
- A valuable therapeutic tool to incorporate into their therapeutic interventions
Master Gardeners serve 3,002 children & family members on average, including 992 of diverse backgrounds. For more information about the hospital, visit the Children's website.
Classes
Ramsey County Master Gardeners give a variety of eco-friendly presentations, including several in Spanish, to the public. E-mail rcmg@umn.edu or call 651-704-2063 for details.
Soil Tests:
U of M Soil Test Laboratory
Ramsey County and the University of Minnesota Extension partner to provide the Ramsey County Master Gardener Program for citizens.
University of Minnesota Extension is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
