How late into the fall do you let your tomatoes grow?

LK2016 · September 28, 2016

Hi, I'm asking this question because my tomatoes - especially the cherries - are still going. Some are flowering because they like it a bit cooler now than our August heat. I usually let everything go well into October, because the first frost is around October 15 here in NJ.

But I have a plot in a community garden, and just got the word that everything must be pulled up by October 1st! After a discussion with the powers that be, it is clear that the person in charge is ... shall we say ... very rigid.

I'm not sure yet whether we will actually "accomplish" this by Oct. 1st (the penalty is $30 or something). I hate to rip up plants I have been nourishing since May in this garden, which includes peppers and eggplant and beets that are going strong.

But I was curious about how long people harvest tomatoes in the Northeast ...

Thanks!

September 28, 2016	#1
LK2016 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Northeast USA Posts: 68	How late into the fall do you let your tomatoes grow? Hi, I'm asking this question because my tomatoes - especially the cherries - are still going. Some are flowering because they like it a bit cooler now than our August heat. I usually let everything go well into October, because the first frost is around October 15 here in NJ. But I have a plot in a community garden, and just got the word that everything must be pulled up by October 1st! After a discussion with the powers that be, it is clear that the person in charge is ... shall we say ... very rigid. I'm not sure yet whether we will actually "accomplish" this by Oct. 1st (the penalty is $30 or something). I hate to rip up plants I have been nourishing since May in this garden, which includes peppers and eggplant and beets that are going strong. But I was curious about how long people harvest tomatoes in the Northeast ... Thanks!