National Lawn and Garden Month is celebrated each year in April. For many of us spring means lawn care and planting time, but the month also provides an opportunity to explore checklists, resources, and lawn and garden tips. Check out some of Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) Home, Lawn, and Garden online resources, and a library of gardening fact […]
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Rutgers Study Highlights Impact of “Hidden Costs” of White-Tailed Deer on New Jersey Farming
A new study unveiled by Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) estimated the financial costs of deer damage in 2019 at nearly $1.3 million among a sample group of 27 New Jersey farmers. Through interviews conducted between October 2020 and March 2021, the authors were able to determine […]
RU Ready 2 Garden Webinars return for spring of 2022
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Are there too many deer in NJ? Report reveals their impact on farmers
Rutgers Cooperative Extension and the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Plant of the Month: Nothing Substandard about this Subshrub
by Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission When the topic of groundcovers is breeched, there are certain plants that inexorably come to mind. Historically, one of the most overly abused groundcovers was Pachysandra, yet within this genus there is an option many gardeners have overlooked! Pachysandra is a member of the Buxaceae […]
‘Scrape these pests away” New Jersey braces for return of spotted lanternfly
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Rutgers Gardens Celebrates Fifth Anniversary Since Landmark Horticultural Site Designation
Five years ago, Rutgers Gardens received the prestigious designation as a Horticultural Landmark by the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS), raising its profile as a leading public garden in New Jersey and the region. With the presentation of the coveted brass commemorative plaque on April 4, 2017, Rutgers Gardens joined an elite group of horticultural […]
New Jersey Youth Attend National 4-H Agri-Science Summit
Twenty-eight teens represented the New Jersey 4-H Youth Development Program at the National 4-H Agri-Science Youth Summit held in Washington D.C. in March. The purpose of the summit was to provide youth with an opportunity to learn about and develop an understanding of the critical role of agricultural science innovation in addressing world food issues. […]
New sessions announced for RCE Urban Gardening Webinar Series
Cecilia Diaz, Claudia Urdanivia – Rutgers Cooperative Extention, 4-H
Report: 27 NJ farmers lost $1.3M to deer damage in one year alone
Joseph Paulin, Nazia Arbab, Brian Schilling – Rutgers Cooperative Extension, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
