Understanding the relationship among our lifestyle, food--what we eat and where it comes from--and even our finances is a key component of good health. Cooperative Extension, a unit of Rutgers New ...

Hydrangeas are great plants for the garden whose many benefits have been well recognized by gardeners over the centuries. They provide floral and occasionally foliar interest beginning in late spring ...

According to the Word Food Hunger Programme, people are considered food secure when they have availability and adequate access at all times to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy ...

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 ...

Peter Nitzsche, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent, Morris County Daniel Ward, Extension Specialist in Pomology Jerry Frecon, Professor Emeritus Gary Pavlis, Agriculture and Natural Resources ...

New Jersey is the only state that mandates its state land-grant university to research and recommend solutions for mosquito control. This is the result of the vision of John B. Smith. Smith, then a ...

Installing a bat roost box, or "bat house," on your property is an easy way to promote local wildlife conservation right in your backyard. However, bats are picky when it comes to finding a new home.

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 ...

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 ...

Hemp was once a common agricultural crop throughout the United States. Prior to the passage of the 1937 Marijuana Act, hemp was grown primarily as a fiber crop in the United States. The passage of the ...

Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension county offices, found in all 21 New Jersey counties, work to meet the needs of New Jersey residents with all kinds of ...