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Grounded in Good Health
Stephanie Murphy, Rutgers Soil Testing Laboratory
A delicious ornamental for your garden
Bruce Crawford – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
The Rutgers Vegetable IPM Program – Positives for Everyone
By Kristian Holmstrom, Vegetable IPM Research Project Coordinator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a system that helps farmers anticipate and limit pest problems before they reach destructive levels. As the name implies, IPM integrates all practical management strategies to increase profitability, conserve energy resources, and maintain environmental quality without adversely affecting the […]
Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Sciences Hosts 30th Anniversary Turf Symposium
By Phillip Vines, assistant professor of turfgrass breeding, Department of Plant Biology The 30th Anniversary Rutgers Turfgrass Symposium was held on March 18 and livestreamed as a virtual event. The theme for this year’s symposium was, “Advances in Turfgrass Science: Looking to the Future.” Although the Turfgrass symposium is an annual event, this was the […]
RU Ready 2 Garden Webinar
William Hlubik; Brendon Pearsall – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
RU Ready 2 Garden webinar, April 8
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County wants to help you grow quality food for your family and friends with the return of their weekly webcast RU Ready 2 Garden. New Jersey Agricultural Experiment station experts and their colleagues will of…
A Guide to Eco-Friendly Lawn Helpers
If you’re shooting for an environmentally friendly lawn and garden, you need a holistic approach, not just chemicals. The concept of integrated pest management involves using practices like mowing, improving soil health, and other non-chemical practice…
A Lush Lawn Without Pesticides
Michele Bakacs, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Joe Heckman, Department of Plant Biology
Organic Land Care: A Different, but Not Difficult Approach to a Beautiful Yard
By Agriculture and natural resources county agents Amy Rowe (Essex and Passaic) and Michele Bakacs (Middlesex and Union) Making the transition to organic land care may seem intimidating to the average homeowner who maintains their own lawn and landscape. Many misconceptions exist about organic landscaping. Perhaps you have questions whether “that stuff really works” or […]
