How do you make your garden cleaning chores more fun?

Tania · September 14, 2010

This is a time again for garden cleaning. The long and cold rain we had over the weekend destroyed my container tomato garden on the deck - all tomatoes not covered were dying from late blight in just a short day, and I pulled them last night.

I did not weigh the harvest, but I probably got about 100 lbs of green tomatoes from these plants last night. Most of them I think will color up inside, as they are full sized green fruits. It has been the most disappointing year for tomatoes I remember. I did not have time to check my GH tomatoes yesterday, but I am hoping they are still holding up and will deliver a few more ripe fruits in the next couple of weeks...

Needless to say I found this cleaning episode very disappointing and stressful, because I was so hopeful these plants will finally get to ripening stage in a week or so. And I generally do not enjoy garden cleaning in the fall

, especially if this activity coincides with the end of my vacation

How do you do make your garden cleaning more pleasant? Please share your tips and tricks!

Tania

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Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	How do you make your garden cleaning chores more fun? This is a time again for garden cleaning. The long and cold rain we had over the weekend destroyed my container tomato garden on the deck - all tomatoes not covered were dying from late blight in just a short day, and I pulled them last night. I did not weigh the harvest, but I probably got about 100 lbs of green tomatoes from these plants last night. Most of them I think will color up inside, as they are full sized green fruits. It has been the most disappointing year for tomatoes I remember. I did not have time to check my GH tomatoes yesterday, but I am hoping they are still holding up and will deliver a few more ripe fruits in the next couple of weeks... Needless to say I found this cleaning episode very disappointing and stressful, because I was so hopeful these plants will finally get to ripening stage in a week or so. And I generally do not enjoy garden cleaning in the fall , especially if this activity coincides with the end of my vacation How do you do make your garden cleaning more pleasant? Please share your tips and tricks! Tania __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase Last edited by Tania; September 14, 2010 at 12:26 PM.