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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.

Garden-based nutrition education can motivate school children to eat healthier and increase their physical activity. The desire to eat healthier foods comes from what children learn in the garden. A ...

FS811,Add green materials such as grass clippings or vegetable scraps mixed with brown materials such as leaves (no woody-type materials should be included). Add water to pile until it's as wet as a ...

Aquatic vegetation is an essential element of a healthy lake, pond, and reservoir ecosystem. At moderate densities, aquatic plants produce oxygen, serve as a food source for a variety of aquatic, semi ...

FS547,Some of the most common fungal diseases that infect tomatoes grown in the home garden include Anthracnose fruit rot, Early blight, Septoria leaf spot, Late blight, and Buckeye rot all which ...

Strawberries can be an easy and delicious fruit crop for the home garden if a few cultural requirements are met. Fortunately, strawberries can thrive in a wide range of soil types and conditions ...

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 ...

E368,Eastern Filbert Blight and the Commercial U.S. Hazelnut Industry Nearly all European hazelnut cultivars are highly susceptible to a stem canker disease called eastern filbert blight (EFB), which ...

Look for areas where vegetation is lacking, but not associated with footpaths. In addition, look for areas where shallow or surface roots are exposed, because compacted soils can cause roots to remain ...

Fur mites, or "walking dandruff," affect mainly rabbits, but also guinea pigs, hedgehogs, rodents, cats, and dogs. Although an uncommon host for the mite, these mites can also be transmitted to humans ...

E376,Causal Agent Beech leaf disease (BLD) is caused by an invasive nematode Litylenchus crenatae subsp. mccannii (Lcm; Figure 1). Nematodes are microscopic roundworms. Most nematodes are free-living, ...