Mulching trees, shrubs, and flower beds is a recommended landscape maintenance practice with many benefits, yet it can literally kill plants when applied improperly. Properly used, mulches provide ...

A food system includes everything from farm to table. A community food system is a food system in which food production, processing, distribution and consumption are integrated to enhance the ...

The following is a list of landscape plants rated according to their resistance to deer damage. The list was compiled with input from nursery and landscape professionals, Rutgers New Jersey ...

Many gardeners successfully grow figs (Ficus carica) in New Jersey for many years. However, since fig trees are evergreen plants in warmer climates, some type of low temperature protection is needed.

Deborah Cole, 4-H Agent, Atlantic County Jeannette Rea-Keywood, 4-H Agent, Department of 4-H Youth Development Mary Ann Metz, 4-H Program Assistant Fur mites, or "walking dandruff," affect mainly ...

Below is an extensive database of tomato variety descriptions and images of fruit grown at Rutgers NJAES research farms. We continue to add details and photos as they become available.

What if I find a tick? First: Remove it promptly. Watch this video on how to properly remove a tick. You may want to save the tick for later ID (see Next). Perform a full tick check in case there are ...

There are at least 13,000 species of lichens living throughout the world. Lichen species are so numerous and diverse that there are individual exceptions to most general statements about them.

Providing good pasture for livestock is among the oldest forms of agriculture. Pasturing is associated with numerous benefits for grazing animals. It is an economical feed source, and it is also good ...

Agricultural insect pests cost the U.S. agricultural industry $33 billion per year in crop losses, and destroy approximately 25–50% of crops worldwide. This trend continues despite an increased use of ...

To get the most accurate diagnosis, here are some guidelines and a few simple questions you should be prepared to answer when contacting us. Please also visit the Lawn & Garden FAQ to find more ...

Silicon is a mineral present on earth in abundance. The element makes up about 28% of mineral soil by weight. Until recently, this ubiquitous element was not given much attention as a possible ...