SAVE YOUR TOMATOES
September 22nd 2010 12:30
It's that time of year in the northern latitudes when home
gardeners gather in the last of their seasonal harvest to
feed their families and friends. However, tomato plants
tend to operate on their own lackadaisical schedule, many
times stubbornly clinging to a green, unripe state as the
last fleeting days of summer say adieu.
To help speed the tomato ripening process along before the
first hard frost, try these techniques to maximize your
harvest:
1. Cover the plants with clear plastic or dark
colored bed sheets a few hours before sundown
and then remove the coverings in the morning.
2. Place bricks underneath tomatoes that are
kissing the ground. The bricks speed the ripening
process due to their solar heat retaining properties.
3. Consider transplanting the remaining plants into large
flower pots and bring them indoors.
By bringing healthy tomato plants indoors before frost, I've had
many of them churn out amble produce throughout the early winter
months. Plus, they add a little green to your home's interior.
gardeners gather in the last of their seasonal harvest to
feed their families and friends. However, tomato plants
tend to operate on their own lackadaisical schedule, many
times stubbornly clinging to a green, unripe state as the
last fleeting days of summer say adieu.
To help speed the tomato ripening process along before the
first hard frost, try these techniques to maximize your
harvest:
1. Cover the plants with clear plastic or dark
colored bed sheets a few hours before sundown
2. Place bricks underneath tomatoes that are
kissing the ground. The bricks speed the ripening
process due to their solar heat retaining properties.
3. Consider transplanting the remaining plants into large
flower pots and bring them indoors.
By bringing healthy tomato plants indoors before frost, I've had
many of them churn out amble produce throughout the early winter
months. Plus, they add a little green to your home's interior.
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