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A Plant Lover’s Journey

October 16, 2019 Joe at Rutgers Leave a Comment

Beth Perez remembers being in high school and trying to sleep late on Saturday mornings—but she couldn’t because her mother was right outside the window blasting Fleetwood Mac and trimming a pomegranate tree. “When I was growing up, I didn’t know much about plants,” Beth says. … [Read more...]

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EARTH Center Open House Offers Fun for Whole Family

August 14, 2019 Joe at Rutgers 2 Comments

From our friends at the EARTH Center: The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will host its Garden Field Day/Open House from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 24 at the EARTH Center, located in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park at 42 Riva Ave. in South … [Read more...]

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Four New Varieties of Sweet Basil from Rutgers

July 12, 2019 Joe at Rutgers Leave a Comment

Do you grow basil? If so, we've got some great news! Rutgers University has developed four new sweet basil varieties resistant to downy mildew disease—a longtime nemesis for growers of this culinary herb. The new varieties are called Rutgers Devotion DMR, Rutgers Obsession … [Read more...]

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Summer Plants Class at Rutgers Gardens

April 22, 2019 Joe at Rutgers 2 Comments

Compact Winged Eunonymus Fruit

Once again, Rutgers is offering two summer plants classes: “The Woody Plants of Summer: Native Plants” (July 23) and “The Woody Plants of Summer: Plants from Abroad” (July 30). Both classes will be taught by longtime Rutgers instructor Steven Kristoph. Steve sees these two … [Read more...]

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Master Gardener Classes 2018-2019

September 4, 2018 Joe at Rutgers Leave a Comment

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This is from our friends at the EARTH Center:   Take Your Gardening Skills to the Next Level! New Master Gardener Classes for 2018-2019    Roll up your sleeves and grab your gloves, because a new season of Master Gardener classes will be starting soon. All classes will … [Read more...]

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