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Helpline

Helpline number - 973 228 2210

The Helpline of the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Essex County is committed to providing horticultural advice to the residents of Essex  and Hudson Counties.  We advise homeowners and commercial workers on a wide variety of horticultural concerns, including, among others, turf management, pest control, composting, pruning, and flower and vegetable gardening. 

Our Helpline is open every weekday from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM year round.  Our volunteers handle telephone queries and walk-ins, but are not permitted to make yard calls. During the growing season, some of the Helpline volunteers are available to answer questions at Farmers' Markets throughout the County.  The staff provides reliable information using Rutgers Fact Sheets, reference books, and industry publications, as well as selling Soil Test Kits and Pesticide Manuals.

Our goal is to provide the caller with accurate information that is supported by the resources and research of Rutgers University. Our callers are never turned away without the advice they seek, or without a referral to a person or place where they can find a solution to their questions.