This November, Mercer County Horticulturist Justine Gray gave her second annual “Growing Great Garlic” talk at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension office on Parkside Avenue. Gray has over 8 years of experience growing garlic on a commercial farm, in demonstration gardens, and, of course, in her own home garden, where she tests unique varieties and methods. […]
Did you know that New Jersey has an Organic and Regenerative Farming Board? Its purpose is to develop, administer, and oversee programs with the NJ Department of Agriculture on organic and regenerative agriculture topics. The Governor appointed board members last year, and Rutgers Cooperative Extension Ag Agent Meredith Melendez has assisted the board with their […]
On May 10th, the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County hosted a drip irrigation event at the educational garden located at 1440 Parkside, Ewing. Members of the community education committee and the Parkside educational garden collaborated to create a presentation on optimizing irrigation in large home gardens and community gardens. The presentation began with a […]
On November 13th, Mercer County Horticulturist Justine Gray led a hands-on talk with twenty-two residents of Mercer County about growing great garlic. The group spent some time discussing how to purchase the proper seed garlic and how to plant, care for, and harvest this resilient crop with Gray, who has years of experience growing this crop commercially and personally. After a […]
We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 Rutgers Master Gardeners class! We will be running multiple orientations to inform potential applicants of the Master Gardener program of all that is involved. The orientation will cover everything from the class requirements and curriculum to the volunteer work that comes after certification. Nine counties […]
