Before You Contact a Rutgers Master Gardener Helpline
To get the most accurate diagnosis, here are some guidelines and a few simple questions you should be prepared to answer when contacting us. Please also visit the Lawn & Garden FAQ to find more information for caring for your garden and landscape.
| County | Rutgers Master Gardener Helplines (For residential clients seeking horticultural and pest control information) |
Cooperative Extension Offices (For all commerical clients, and residential clients during non-Helpline hours) |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic |
609-625-0056 Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - Noon www.rutgers-atlantic.org/main/contact.asp |
609-625-0056 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Bergen |
Rutgers Master Gardener Helpline: 201-336-6783 or 201-336-6784 APR. - SEPT.: Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - Noon Horticultural Consultant 201-336-6788 YEAR-ROUND: Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. |
201-336-6782 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Burlington |
609-265-5050 Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. burlingtonmg@njaes.rutgers.edu |
609-265-5050 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Camden | No Master Gardener Program |
856-216-7130 Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
| Cape May |
609-465-5115, ext. 3653 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. sawyer@njaes.rutgers.edu |
609-465-5115 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Cumberland |
856-451-2800, ext. 4 APR. - OCT.: Tuesday - Friday 9 a.m. - Noon |
856-451-2800, ext. 1 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. pamelabu@co.cumberland.nj.us |
| Essex |
973-228-2210 Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. mastergardenerec@gmail.com |
973-228-2210 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Gloucester | No Master Gardener Program |
856-307-6450 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
| Hudson | No Master Gardener Program | See Bergen or Essex Counties |
| Hunterdon |
908-788-1735 Monday & Wednesday 9 a.m. - Noon, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 9 a.m. - Noon gardeners@co.hunterdon.nj.us |
908-788-1339 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Mercer |
609-989-6853 |
609-989-6830 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Middlesex |
732-398-5220 Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - Noon mastergardeners@co.middlesex.nj.us |
732-398-5262 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
| Monmouth |
732-303-7614 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. mgarden@co.monmouth.nj.us |
732-431-7260 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Morris |
973-285-8305 Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. rcemastergardeners@co.morris.nj.us |
973-285-8306 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Ocean |
732-349-1245 oceanag@njaes.rutgers.edu |
732-349-1246 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Passaic |
973-305-5743 MID-JAN. - MID-DEC. Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. - Noon mastergardenerhelpline@njaes.rutgers.edu |
973-305-5740 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Salem | No Master Gardener Program |
856-769-0090 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Somerset |
908-526-6293 MAR. - OCT.: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - Noon rmghelpline@co.somerset.nj.us |
908-526-6293 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Sussex |
973-948-3040 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. rcesc@njaes.rutgers.edu |
973-948-3040 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Union |
908-654-9852 mastergardeners@ucnj.org |
908-654-9854 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Warren | No Master Gardener Program |
908-475-6505 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |