Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension offers home gardeners extensive, research-based information on many horticultural topics. Information is available through Rutgers Cooperative Extension county offices.

In most counties, Rutgers-trained Master Gardener volunteers handle questions from the public through the Rutgers Master Gardener Helpline. (Hours of operation vary by county.) When necessary, Rutgers faculty and professional staff can answer questions, diagnose plant pest and disease problems, and identify plants and insects.

Issues:

• The Asian Longhorned Beetle
• Controlling Armyworms on Home Lawns
• Landscape Plants Rated by Deer Resistance
• Monitoring for the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
• Ramapo Tomato

Programs:

• Home Gardeners School
• If Plants Could Talk: A Gardening Television Series
• Landscape Management Courses & Certificate Program
• Rutgers Master Gardener Program

Resources:

• Drought Web
• Gardening & Landscaping Publications
• Gardens, Lawns, & Landscapes (from eXtension)
• Landscape Plants Rated by Deer Resistance
• Lawn & Garden Frequently Asked Questions
• N.J. Harmful Plants Gallery
• N.J. Weed Gallery
• Wildlife Damage Management (from eXtension)

Services:

• Plant Diagnostic Laboratory and Nematode Detection Service
• Rutgers Master Gardener Program
• Rutgers Soil Testing Laboratory