Horticulture Clinic
The Cape Cod Cooperative Extension runs a Horticulture Clinic which provides unbiased research based information for your horticulture and gardening questions. The Clinic offers diagnostic services free of charge; these services include plant disease information and plant identification. The Clinic also performs pH soil testing at no cost to residents. For more extensive soil testing including nutrients and fertilizer recommendations – use the UMass Soil Testing Lab. Instructions on how to take a soil sample.
Trained Master Gardeners are available to answer your horticulture questions via email or phone. Submit your question to gardeners@capecod.gov or call the Clinic: (508) 375-6700.
Diagnostic Services
To make an accurate diagnosis adequate specimens must be submitted for identification. Samples may be brought to the office or mailed. Please use the links below for details on how to gather a sample and submit with diagnostic form. We are currently not accepting insect samples for identification that are found in homes, on people, or on animals. We will continue to accept insect samples from plants/outdoors.
pH Soil Testing
For ideal plant growth, soil needs the proper pH level. Samples may be brought to our office or mailed. Please use the following information on how to gather a properly collected sample and submit with the soil testing form.
UMASS Soil Testing Services
The University of Massachusetts Soil and Plant Tissue Testing Laboratory is a UMass Extension program. The lab offers comprehensive analyses of soil, plant tissue, compost, and soilless greenhouse media. Please use the following information on how to properly submit samples.
