SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County wants to help you grow quality food for your family and friends with the return of their weekly webcast RU Ready 2 Garden. New Jersey Agricultural Experiment station experts and their colleagues will offer advice for gardeners of all levels with a different topic each week. Participants will learn best practices from these online live presentations that may occasionally include how to videos and virtual visits to local farms.
The one-hour webinars will take place each Thursday at 6:30 pm from March 11 to May 27. The RU Ready 2 Garden Webcast was developed in response to the recent health crisis, with the goal of providing research-based methods to ensure success in their home and community gardens.
For a full season schedule and registration details visit
http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Government/Departments/BDE/Pages/RUReady2Garden.aspx
Previous episodes of the webcast can be viewed at
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbN3SBMZ4LK5jSJinf4EeOS1W2woCAUAO
RU Ready 2 Garden 2021 Spring Schedule
Thursday March 11Â 6:30 pm
Pruning Your Fruit Trees    Â
Thursday March 18Â 6:30 pm
Soil Testing, Amendments and Preparation for Healthy Plants
Thursday March 25Â 6:30 pm
Selecting Seeds for Your Vegetable Garden Needs
Thursday April 1 Â 6:30 pm
Planning A Backyard Vegetable Garden
Thursday April 8 Â 6:30 pm
Controlling Garden Weeds Without PesticidesÂ
Thursday, April 15 Â 6:30 pm
Irrigation Options for the Home Gardener
Thursday, April 22 Â 6:30 pm
Growing Exotic Leafy Greens
Thursday, April 29 Â 6:30 pm
Growing Delicious Fruits in Containers Â
Thursday, May 6 Â 6:30 pm
Why Garden Off the Ground? Raised Beds and Containers
Thursday, May 13 Â 6:30 p.m.
Getting Back To Our Roots with Root CropsÂ
Thursday, May 20 Â 6:30 pm
Growing Organically –  5 Keys to a Bountiful Home Garden   Â
Thursday, May 27 Â 6:30 pm
Delicious Edible FlowersÂ
–Bill Hlubik, NJAES