Work a balanced fertilizer such as 8-8-8, 10-10-10, or 12-12-12 into garden soil at a rate of two pounds per hundred square feet. Later--early to mid-July--begin to use liquid fertilizer every three weeks (weekly for spreading petunias).
Welcome to Delaware County, PA! Your one-stop source for everything local in Delaware County  from photos to county history to the latest in Delaware County real estate, local businesses, entertainment, museums, shopping, guides, & much, much more... Named for the Delaware River, Delaware County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. Delco, a fast-growing county located just southwest of the city of Philadelphia, has 49 unique municipalities with a total population of 558,979 (2010 census).
Delaware is one of 20 states where Census County Divisions (CCDs) are used for statistical tracking of subdivisions within each county. The Town of Townsend is located within Middletown-Odessa Division of New Castle County.