Tomato Pests in Newfoundland and Labrador: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here
Newfoundland and Labrador’s tomato pests are mostly the cool-season, damp-weather kind, not the heat-loving insects that plague warmer provinces.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Home and garden guidance for Newfoundland and Labrador: hardiness zones, heating seasons, provincial programs and the rules that differ from across the border.
Gardening in Newfoundland and Labrador
Everything we have worked out for Newfoundland and Labrador: what to plant and when, which varieties finish in time, the pests that actually turn up here, and the jobs that pay off month by month. We also cover the rest of the property, from lawns and soil to home care and energy, because a garden rarely stops at the vegetable bed.
The numbers first, because everything else follows from them. Measured at the weather station in St. John's, the last spring freeze falls around May 30 and the first fall freeze falls around October 17, 1,006 growing degree days in the year.
That is little accumulated warmth: tomatoes need a tunnel or a greenhouse here, whatever the frost dates suggest. Garlic does well: 34.8 weeks below 40 °F, comfortably past the six it needs to form a proper head.
Elsewhere on the property in Newfoundland and Labrador: the pests that turn up here.
Figures from Environment and Climate Change Canada. A state is not one climate: elevation, a large lake or the coast can move these dates by two weeks either way, so check your own county with the extension service before you spend money.
Firewood in Newfoundland and Labrador: Which Woods Your Winter Actually Needs
The coldest month at the St. John’s reference station averages a low of just 16.4°F.
When to Carve a Pumpkin in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland’s mean first fall frost lands around October 17, roughly two weeks before Halloween.
Newfoundland and Labrador Planting Calendar: When to Sow and Plant, Frost Dates Included
St. John’s mean frost dates, May 30 in spring and October 17 in fall, come from Environment and Climate Change Canada and set the sowing calendar below.
Growing Onions in Newfoundland and Labrador: Which Varieties Actually Bulb
At 47.62 degrees north, the reference city for this territory gets 15 hours and 47 minutes of daylight on the longest day of the year.
Growing Apples in Newfoundland and Labrador: Varieties, Timing and Frost Risk
Newfoundland’s cold winters and late spring frost narrow apple choices to a few hardy prairie-bred varieties, paired correctly and timed to the region’s own frost dates.
Heating a Home in Newfoundland and Labrador: What the Winter Actually Costs
Winters in Newfoundland and Labrador don’t hit the extreme lows you’ll find further inland, but they linger.
Newfoundland and Labrador Soil: What You Are Digging Into, and How to Improve It
Newfoundland and Labrador’s ground is, more often than not, acid, sandy, and slow to drain.
Gardening in Newfoundland and Labrador: What the Season Actually Allows
Newfoundland and Labrador gardens work inside a frost-free window that runs from late May to mid-October, roughly 140 days, in a climate that almost…
Garden Pests in Newfoundland and Labrador: What Shows Up, When, and How to Stop It
Newfoundland and Labrador gardeners deal with cool-season pests that hit transplants in spring, chewing beetles that arrive as temperatures climb, and…