Welcome to Rutgers University’s Home, Lawn, and Garden resource website for how to design and build a garden anywhere, grow plants successfully, and reap the many benefits. Anyone can learn how to be successful with plants, starting today. Click on any of the themes below to get started. Why Garden?

Soil testing can provide information about how to enhance the beauty and productivity of a lawn, landscape planting, or vegetable garden. Whether your goal is a plush, green lawn or a large harvest of vegetables, soil fertility testing is the place to start.

Watering practices, weather conditions, and soil texture affect a lawn's need for nitrogen and frequency of fertilization. Excessively irrigated lawns where clippings are removed may require greater nitrogen fertilizer annually due to nitrogen losses.

Whether your lawn interests include low-input maintenance, enhanced pest resistance, better traffic tolerance, or high aesthetic quality, the proper use and mowing of improved turfgrasses along with good soil management provide the basis for a …

Home gardeners sometimes have difficulty converting these recommendations to the amounts needed for their selected grade of nitrogen fertilizer and their lawn size. This fact sheet provides conversion tables and examples showing you how to calculate the …

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The nitrogen fixing and drought tolerant characteristics of clover make it an attractive species to include in lawn seed mixtures for those interested in a "natural organic" or lower maintenance lawn.

A healthy lawn can be a beautiful asset to a home landscape and, when properly managed, can help reduce soil erosion and stormwater runoff. In an organic program, the goal for lawns is to reduce their size to what is absolutely necessary.

Home Home, Lawn, and Garden Lawns and Landscapes When gardens are partnered with lawns and landscapes, this combination can create a wide variety of habitats within your own yard, supporting a great diversity of plant, animal, and insect life.

In addition to traditional agricultural topics, residents may request information about home gardening, lawn care, and training opportunities through the Rutgers NJAES Master Gardener program.