Every year, during the third week of June, mosquito control awareness gains nationwide focus as the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) sponsors National Mosquito Control Awareness Week to focus the public’s attention on the work of suppressing mosquito and other vector-transmitted diseases. This national campaign focuses the spotlight on mosquito control and the role of the AMCA, […]
Home/Lawn/Garden
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Launches Organic Land Care Website
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Organic Land Care program has recently gotten underway and is building momentum fast. The first Organic Land Care Certificate Program was offered in January for professional landscapers. This educational program focuses on organic practices for promoting healthy soil, enhancing biodiversity and reducing polluted runoff from managed landscapes. Workshops for homeowners have […]
Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite!
This video on bed bugs by the Rutgers Department of Entomology explains what bed bugs are, how they feed, where they live, and how to look out for them. For more information on bed bugs, visit the bed bug website at: njaes.rutgers.edu/bedbug.
Bed Bugs: What Residents Should Know
Bed Bugs are a rapidly growing problem – showing up everywhere. The Department of Entomology at Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station gives a comprehensive overview of this menace. For more information on bed bugs, visit the bed bug website at: njaes.rutgers.edu/bedbug.
What’s in Season from the Garden State: Jersey Strawberries – The Breed Goes On
The season for strawberries in New Jersey is short but sweet – lasting from late May to mid-June. With the year-round abundance of California and Florida strawberries in supermarkets, New Jersey’s strawberry season goes by almost unnoticed, except by aficionados who seek out home grown varieties. While not quite scarce, the commercial production of Jersey […]
Rutgers Gardens Hosts Gardening Program for Local Schools
WHAT: Hands-on activities including learning how to grow and tend vegetables from around the world, and a ribbon cutting ceremony unveiling the Rutgers Gardens’ theme, “Our Planet, Plant It.” WHEN: Tues., May 28, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m WHERE: Rutgers Gardens, 112 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, NJ.
Middlesex County Master Gardeners Open Butterfly House to the Public
On June 1, Rutgers Cooperative Center Extension of Middlesex County invites the public to visit the EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Avenue, South Brunswick, NJ, for a day of fun and educational activities. The Rutgers Master Gardeners will open their Butterfly House on Saturday morning from 10 a.m. – noon and […]
Growing Pumpkins in the Home Garden Webinar on May 24
Want a pumpkin patch of your own? Have you tried growing pumpkins, but due to bugs and disease they never made it to harvest? Learn from the experts! Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) presents an online educational program: Growing Pumpkins in the Home Garden. This one hour webinar will cover pumpkins from planning, planting, growing tips, […]
Two More Tools For Your Garden
Our Plant Diagnostic and Soil Testing Labs Are Here to Help Spring is here, and with it, “green” dreams! Whether you tend to your yard to showcase the vitality and energy of vigorous plants and nature, to attract compliments as well as the seemingly inevitable wildlife, or to become more self-sustainable with a productive vegetable […]
Edible gardens: Buy now, plant later
It’s Mother’s Day – the traditional time of year in New Jersey to plant tomatoes. Before you run to your local garden center, grab your trowel and start digging, stop. With cooler than usual night temperatures this spring, experts say you’d be wiser to…
