Joel Flagler, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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What is New Jersey’s most popular superstition? (Hint: It brings good luck)
Joel Flagler – Department of Plant Biology; Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Gardening trend that bloomed during the pandemic is here to stay
Joel Flagler – Department of Plant Biology; Rutgers Cooperative Extension
RU Ready 2 Garden webinar on Thursday evening
Bill Hlubik – Rutgers Cooperative Extention
Considerations for Soil in Raised Beds
By Stephanie Murphy, Ph.D., Director of the Rutgers Soil Testing Laboratory Interest in gardening grew prolifically during 2020 as the pandemic forced people to spend more time at home. Working in a garden provides a productive outdoor activity that is usually socially distanced from others. Inexperienced gardeners were wise if they reached out to Rutgers […]
Snowdrops – The start of garden symphony
Bruce Crawford – New Jersey State Horticulturalist
James Murphy Appointed to Ralph Geiger Chair by Rutgers University Board of Governors
On Feb. 23, the Rutgers University Board of Governors appointed extension specialist James A. Murphy, who is widely recognized as one of the nation’s top scientists in turfgrass management, to the Ralph Geiger Chair in Turfgrass Science. His term began July 1, 2020. Murphy is renowned for developing environmentally sound management practices, recently leading a national […]
Bingru Huang Creates and Serves as Editor-in-Chief of New Journal, “Grass Research”
Bingru Huang, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Plant Biology, was invited by the publisher, Maximum Academic Press, to create a new journal called Grass Research and serve as its editor-in-chief. The inaugural issue was published in January 2021 and included an editorial by Huang titled, “Grass Research for a Productive, Healthy and Sustainable Society.” […]
What’s bugging your yard? | Gardener State
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County
Announcement: Stacy Bonos to Lead NJAES Turfgrass Breeding Program
Announcement by Laura J. Lawson, Interim Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Interim Executive Director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Dear colleagues, Effective January 1, 2021, Stacy Bonos (GSNB ’97; ’01), professor of turfgrass breeding and associate director of the Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science, has a new […]
