Not A Killer  

We had a frost here too in Indiana. We already took all of our tomato plants out for the season and ripened the green ones in the window sill. We have taken out all of our garden and saved what we could.

I don;t know what frost or snow is. I envy you because I never experienced what a snow looks like in reality. Take care. © ronaldinu 2008

A couple of days ago we did get our first frost. My hubby went out and covered all our green pepper plants and the tomatoes. But today it is raining out and very windy all the way to 45 mph. and 45 outside right now. It is cold in the house today but I did not turn on the heat yet.
We do need to go outside sometime today and pick all the green tomatoes and green peppers that are left on the plants.

This is the third time this season there was a frost warnnig, but since we are on the lake, the first couple times we didn't get a frost, but I saw that there was going to be an area wide frost, I went ahead and picked all the tomatoes..I did it late enough that all I did was pull the plant and pick the tomatoes, I haven't composted them yet..

I know that yout tip for green tomatoes will probably work on red tomatoes, I am hoping it also will work on yellow pear..I have tried before, and for some reason, I don't think that yellow pear ripens well off the vine..

Those green tomatoes would be good for either pickled tomatoes or fried green tomatoes! Yum Yum Yum! Sounds like good summer sunshine to me. I do not have a garden to cover :(. I have used anything and everything I could find to cover mine in the past. Tarps, sheets, towels. Good luck with yours!

When I lived in an area that got cold and snow. I would harvest the garden til it produced no more. Than I let it sit all winter til spring. I plow everything up. Which helped as a natural fertilizer, than replanted in the spring time. Always made for bigger and juicy veggies and strawberries.

Hi webeishere, we had our first killer frost over the weekend. I do not have a garden so I did not have to worry about it however I was not happy to see that the frost did not kill the ugly mushrooms in my yard!

I just harvest and get it over with. I had some peppers and tomatoes in my salad today. I am not nearly as organized as you are. My compost heap is near my garden and it will be a snap to compost the old plants. I need to do some pruning. According to the Forester/tree specialist at the Chestnut Roast, we should fertilize the heck out of our fruit and or nut trees before Thanksgiving, and then again between Valentine's and ST. Patrick's Day, so that they will be strong and produce well. I still have some really large houseplants to get in today.I am tempted to take cuttings off my tomato plants and see if I can root them and grow them over the winter. We will see if I get it done.

Our tomato plants are about dead. The grape tomato plant is still producing pretty good, but when we had a bad storm a few weeks ago it knocked over the regular tomato plants and there was no saving them.

Hi Grandpa B,

I have few green tomatoes and pepper but I am not getting or harvesting yet, I also didn't cover....I am planning to get them on weekend and get rid of the plants!