Philadelphia area gardening thread

Fiishergurl · May 29, 2016

Hi Everyone,

My husband and I are in the Philadelphia area from now until mid October. He is a GC and building a restautant here. Anyways I had to leave my Florida garden behind just as the tomatoes were ripening and with the advice already from johnnyHat, Adenn1, JRinPA, Gardeneer, and PhilaGardener I already have started my Philly Garden.

I bought my plants from Wolff's Apple House in Media and put 8 tomato plants in the ground and 3 in self watering containers. But growing in Philly is different than Florida so I have some questions and was hoping you all could help.

So here goes...

1. The soil looks very rich like a mix of clay and topsoil and has lits of earthworms in it. It has been worked for years by the owner of the house with homemade compost added and worked in over the years. When I dug a hole and filled it with water, it took a good 10 minutes plus for the water to leach in. How often should i water the plants in this type of environment?

One of the plants i planted in the ground this morning. I know Im a couple weeks late but we just moved in on Friday.

Anither plant in the ground. Not sure what to mulch with.

Swc pots above (going to add some more mix). The perrenial garden is in the background.

2. Will the Florida Weave work here? It doesnt work where i live in Florida... lol. But thought it might be an inexpensive and easy way to support the plants while we are here this summer.

3. Are cutworms a problem here?

4. What are the main soil and leaf diseases and pests to look out for?

Thanks and looking forward to hearing about your gardens and seeing the pictures... :-)

Ginny

PS, below are some tomatos and peppers my neighbor picked yesterday from the garden i left behind... :-)

May 29, 2016	#1
Fiishergurl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oak Hill, Florida Posts: 1,781	Philadelphia area gardening thread Hi Everyone, My husband and I are in the Philadelphia area from now until mid October. He is a GC and building a restautant here. Anyways I had to leave my Florida garden behind just as the tomatoes were ripening and with the advice already from johnnyHat, Adenn1, JRinPA, Gardeneer, and PhilaGardener I already have started my Philly Garden. I bought my plants from Wolff's Apple House in Media and put 8 tomato plants in the ground and 3 in self watering containers. But growing in Philly is different than Florida so I have some questions and was hoping you all could help. So here goes... 1. The soil looks very rich like a mix of clay and topsoil and has lits of earthworms in it. It has been worked for years by the owner of the house with homemade compost added and worked in over the years. When I dug a hole and filled it with water, it took a good 10 minutes plus for the water to leach in. How often should i water the plants in this type of environment? One of the plants i planted in the ground this morning. I know Im a couple weeks late but we just moved in on Friday. Anither plant in the ground. Not sure what to mulch with. Swc pots above (going to add some more mix). The perrenial garden is in the background. 2. Will the Florida Weave work here? It doesnt work where i live in Florida... lol. But thought it might be an inexpensive and easy way to support the plants while we are here this summer. 3. Are cutworms a problem here? 4. What are the main soil and leaf diseases and pests to look out for? Thanks and looking forward to hearing about your gardens and seeing the pictures... :-) Ginny PS, below are some tomatos and peppers my neighbor picked yesterday from the garden i left behind... :-) Last edited by Fiishergurl; May 29, 2016 at 04:39 PM.