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Have a Lawn or Garden Question?
Call the Rutgers Master Gardener Helpline of Passaic County:
973-305-5743
For More Information Contact:
Cooperative Extension of Passaic County
Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
1310 Route 23 North
Wayne, NJ 07470
Phone: 973-305-5748
Email: jlp412@njaes.rutgers.edu
Become a Rutgers Master Gardener
Registration for the 2025 Rutgers Master Gardener Training is now closed.
If you are interested in the Rutgers Master Gardener Program, please contact Julia Piermatteo at 973-305-5748 or jlp412@njaes.rutgers.edu
Rutgers Master Gardener Helpline
Rutgers Master Gardener Helpline: 973-305-5743
(9:30 a.m.–Noon, Monday–Friday, January through November).
If you have a home gardening question please email us at mastergardenerhelpline@njaes.rutgers.edu.
Please also visit the Lawn & Garden FAQ to find more information for caring for your garden and landscape.
How to Have Your Soil Tested
How to Have Plant Disease/Pest Identified
The Helpline provides the following services:
- Plant diagnosis
- Plant, insect, weed, and disease identification
- Provide NJAES fact sheets (on a variety of topics)
- Soil test kits (please call for more information)
- Consultation on vegetable, pollinator, and native plant gardening
- And more…