HELP PROTECT MIDDLESEX COUNTY FROM THE ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE
Help protect Middlesex County from the Asian Longhorned Beetle.
This video will help you properly identify a potential threat to the trees New Jersey.
If you see this invasive insect species report it immediately.

REDUCING MOSQUITO POPULATIONS
Learn how to help reduce mosquito populations in your local environment.

ROSE GROWING BASICS
Get a head start on growing your roses by discovering the best way to avoid diseases.

ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
If you have ornamental grasses in your landscape view this to learn proper management techniques, or to learn why they are a great choice for your garden.

CHOOSING RESISTANT VEGETABLE VARIETIES
Before you purchase seeds for this seasons vegetable garden, viewing this video is a must. Learn how to get the most out of your planting efforts.

More IPCT Videos coming in the spring. Check back with us, wont you?

These IF PLANTS COULD TALK "Quick Tip" Educational videos feature topics in the realm of home horticulture and natural resource management. They are presented by the Middlesex County office of Rutgers Cooperative Extension who would like to thank the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders for the continued support of the Extension office and our new home at the EARTH Center. These videos contain topics that have been featured on the Environmental stewardship TV series called IF PLANTS COULD TALK (which aired on NJN Public Television). Video content created by the Middlesex County Extension service can also be seen on many Cable Access stations throughout Middlesex County.

We would like to invite educators throughout Middlesex County, New Jersey and beyond to use these videos as a learning tool and consider using proper cultural practices within their own environment. Any students, teachers, scout troops or educational groups of any sort who view these videos and would like to offer feedback or request more video content are encouraged to do so by e-mailing david.smela@co.middlesex.nj.us.

Viewers who would like to learn more on these topics are also invited to take part in Middlesex County's Master Gardener Program, hosted by the Extension services Agriculture & Natural Resource Management Department. Currently Middlesex County is the only county in the state to offer both a daytime and evening Master Gardeners Class. Call the office for more details.

The Executive producer of these videos is Bill Hlubik, Middlesex County Agriculture Agent and County Extension Department Head. Also contributing to the video content was Richard Weidman, Middlesex Co. Agricultural Program Associate, Donna Pemberton, Middlesex County Ag Program Assistant, Nick Polanin, Somerset County Agricultural Agent, Jim Willmott, Camden County Agricultural Agent, and Rod Schmidt, former Superintendent of the Middlesex County Mosquito Commission.

Production of the videos was by James Marko, David T. Smela, Steve Sharo, Chris Rasmussen and Lindsay Halladay