{"id":12654,"date":"2022-08-17T13:50:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T17:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext-draft\/?page_id=12654"},"modified":"2025-01-28T13:22:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:22:59","slug":"ge-hotline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/services\/ge-hotline\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening and Environmental Hotline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/URI-MGP_2021_HotlineGraphic-FBnote-2048x759-1-1024x380.jpg\" alt=\"URI Gardening and Environmental Hotline Have a question? Send an email and photos to our URI Master Gardener Volunteer educators anytime, or call us for science-based answers to your gardening and environmental questions! Walk-ins by appointment only. Call 401-874-4836, email gardener@ur.edu or visit uri.edu\/coopext\/services \" class=\"wp-image-12655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/URI-MGP_2021_HotlineGraphic-FBnote-2048x759-1-1024x380.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/URI-MGP_2021_HotlineGraphic-FBnote-2048x759-1-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/URI-MGP_2021_HotlineGraphic-FBnote-2048x759-1-768x285.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/URI-MGP_2021_HotlineGraphic-FBnote-2048x759-1-1536x569.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/URI-MGP_2021_HotlineGraphic-FBnote-2048x759-1-364x135.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/URI-MGP_2021_HotlineGraphic-FBnote-2048x759-1-500x185.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/URI-MGP_2021_HotlineGraphic-FBnote-2048x759-1-1000x371.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/URI-MGP_2021_HotlineGraphic-FBnote-2048x759-1-1280x474.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/URI-MGP_2021_HotlineGraphic-FBnote-2048x759-1-2000x741.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/URI-MGP_2021_HotlineGraphic-FBnote-2048x759-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">*All hotline services are free, but in the event that our volunteer staff are unable to identify your plant or pest, you have the option to send it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/services\/pdl\/\">Plant Diagnostic Laboratory<\/a> for a $20.00 fee.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The URI Gardening &amp; Environmental Hotline is a free service that provides high-quality, science-based solutions to problems encountered by residential gardeners. It is staffed by trained URI Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners who will connect you to science-based horticultural information via phone ((401)-874-4836), email (gardener@uri.edu) and in-person (by appointment only).&nbsp; If using the email service, we encourage you to send along multiple photos of your plant problem, including an item for scale. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/services\/ge-hotline\/faq-hotline\/\">Click here for frequently asked questions<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Hotline-crew-2023-1-1-1024x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Hotline-crew-2023-1-1-1024x550.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Hotline-crew-2023-1-1-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Hotline-crew-2023-1-1-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Hotline-crew-2023-1-1-1536x825.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Hotline-crew-2023-1-1-364x196.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Hotline-crew-2023-1-1-500x269.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Hotline-crew-2023-1-1-1000x537.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Hotline-crew-2023-1-1-1280x688.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Hotline-crew-2023-1-1-2000x1074.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Hotline-crew-2023-1-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips on taking a good photo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Take several photos of the plant\/ pest\/ disease, including any identifying characteristics (leaves, buds, flowers, etc\u2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take up-close photos by bringing your camera in closer or by zooming in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take photos of the entire plant to view it in context.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus your camera! If you have a smart phone, open the camera app and simply tap your screen on the area you want the lens to focus on.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Include an object for scale, preferably a ruler.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For identifying diseases, take photos of the extent of the damage of the whole plant, juncture of the diseased area, and healthy adjacent parts of the plant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-promo-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-promo  \"><div class=\"cl-promo-backdrop-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-promo-backdrop style-blur\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/SoilTesting-1.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-promo-content\"><div class=\"cl-promo-text\"><h1>URI Soil Testing Service<\/h1><p>URI Master Gardener volunteers conduct free soil pH testing as a service to the residents of Rhode Island and surrounding areas from March through October.<\/p><p><a class=\"cl-promo-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/services\/gist\/\">Learn more and find a soil testing site near you!<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"cl-promo-img-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-promo-img\"><a class=\"cl-promo-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/services\/gist\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/SoilTesting-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The URI Gardening &amp; Environmental Hotline is a free service that provides high-quality, science-based solutions to problems encountered by residential gardeners. 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