- 🌿 Before You Trust Online Garden Advice… Read This.
- 🌿Not all gardening advice shared on social media — or generated by AI tools — is accurate or specific to New Jersey growing conditions.
- Generalized information can lead to:
• Incorrect plant care
• Misdiagnosed pest or disease issues
• Improper fertilizer or pesticide use
• Plant loss and environmental harm - 🌱 Your garden deserves research-based guidance.
- When searching online, rely on trusted sources that end in:
✔️ .edu — Land-grant universities
✔️ .gov — Government agencies
✔️ .org — Established nonprofit organizations - Or better yet — contact your local experts.
- The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Essex County Master Gardener Helpline connects you with trained volunteers who provide science-based horticultural information tailored to Essex County residents.The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Essex County are volunteers who provide horticultural information and educational programs to the community. Trained by faculty and staff of NJAES, Rutgers University, and by horticultural experts, Master Gardeners are knowledgeable across a wide range of gardening subjects.
- 🌿 Research-based.
🌿 Regionally specific.
🌿 Environmentally responsible. - 📞 Contact the Helpline:
Master Gardeners of Essex County
621A Eagle Rock Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068
973-228-2210 - mastergardenerec@gmail.com
- Call or email for trusted gardening advice.
- #RutgersExtension #MasterGardeners #EssexCountyNJ #NJGardening #ResearchBasedGardening #GardenSmart #AskAMasterGardener
