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Free Online Class: Planning a Backyard Vegetable Garden

March 30, 2021 Joe at Rutgers Leave a Comment

RU Ready 2 Garden Webinar

Thursday, April 1,  6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Live on WebEx

Register for the FREE program HERE.   

So you want to start a vegetable garden but don’t know where to begin? We will discuss the steps and considerations when planning a vegetable garden in your own backyard. Topics covered include site selection, soil testing, seed, and plant selection and when to start planting.

Bill Hlubik is an Agricultural Agent and Professor with Rutgers Cooperative Extension, NJAES, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Bill has 30 years of experience in the production, research and marketing of specialty crops. Professor Hlubik teaches Sustainable Agriculture and Starting a Small Farm Classes for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Bill has been farming with his family for over 35 years. william.hlubik@rutgers.edu

Angela Monaghan is the Master Gardener Coordinator for Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County. She holds a B.S. in Plant Science and a certificate in Economic and Medicinal Plants from Rutgers University.

Past episodes of the webcast can be found at   https://tinyurl.com/rcevids

Many more Rutgers Cooperative Extension resources on your home, lawn and garden can be found at https://njaes.rutgers.edu/home-lawn-garden/

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