ZAPPED-Mr. Frost

cecilsgarden1958 · October 7, 2008

Got me! I was almost over anyway, but I have beautiful and larger then normal, although green.. Lemon Boys on yet. Are they still good or does the frost ruin them?

CECIL

robin303 · October 7, 2008

I had a bunch of plants last year. When I got my first frost I pulled up the whole plant and hung them upside down in the garage. In other words all I did was make another mess.

cecilsgarden1958 · October 7, 2008

Robin. Actually I just meant the tomatoes, the plant can go bye byes :-)
I have never had noce green tomatoes on before when frost hit and I don't want to get poisoned

CECIL

feldon30 · October 9, 2008

LOL. You are not going to get poisoned, but if you think refrigeration kills the taste of tomatoes, try frost! EEW!

Raymondo · October 14, 2008

If they're not burned, try keeping the fruit to see if they will ripen, or make green tomato pickles, or fried green tomatoes. If they got burned though, I agree with Feldon - EEW!

Medbury Gardens · October 15, 2008

I think if the plant is killed out right by a heavy frost the unripe tomatos will need to be used straight away.In my experence, a good leaf cover with a light frost and you can get away with it,but been so late in the season shes just looking like the final picking for ya Cecil

cecilsgarden1958 · October 15, 2008

I managed to give away some green tomatoes and fry some, but I am still getting a couple 4th of JUly tomatoes. I pull everything else.

CECIL

piegirl · October 16, 2008

old man frost is expected tonight - since I have a bit of micro climate here, I hope to be ok and harvest another bunch tomorrow. As I have picked the last off a limb, I clip it and dispose of it - filled the barrels five times. My vines are looking quite stubby. My first morning view has been my lush, gorgeous tomato plants but now - yikes. I am down to about 8 plants from 40. Zukes are still setting. Peppers need another week or two for the bells. May or may not make it - that would be about Nov. 1! Most toms are smaller but quite tasty. Only five months until I can start seeds, etc. Piegirl

PaulF · October 16, 2008

No frost here yet, but I pulled everything anyway today. It was a beautiful, sunny day and I just got the itch. There were about twenty good ripe or almost ripe tomatoes and maybe fifty or so pounds of greenies. Since I don't have the inclination to save any of the green ones, they are on the pile.

(Warning) I will summarize the year at a later date when I can get around to it.

cecilsgarden1958 · October 16, 2008

Whoa, this looks differant! Cool! I updated the internet. There are things on here I never saw before

Looking forward to that update, Paul

CECIL

October 7, 2008	#1
cecilsgarden1958 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: swPA Posts: 629	ZAPPED-Mr. Frost Got me! I was almost over anyway, but I have beautiful and larger then normal, although green.. Lemon Boys on yet. Are they still good or does the frost ruin them? CECIL __________________ Hybrids Rule, Heirlooms Drool!

October 7, 2008	#3
cecilsgarden1958 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: swPA Posts: 629	Robin. Actually I just meant the tomatoes, the plant can go bye byes :-) I have never had noce green tomatoes on before when frost hit and I don't want to get poisoned CECIL __________________ Hybrids Rule, Heirlooms Drool!

October 9, 2008	#4
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	LOL. You are not going to get poisoned, but if you think refrigeration kills the taste of tomatoes, try frost! EEW! __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

October 14, 2008	#5
Raymondo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saumarez Ponds, NSW, Australia Posts: 946	If they're not burned, try keeping the fruit to see if they will ripen, or make green tomato pickles, or fried green tomatoes. If they got burned though, I agree with Feldon - EEW! __________________ Ray

October 15, 2008	#7
cecilsgarden1958 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: swPA Posts: 629	I managed to give away some green tomatoes and fry some, but I am still getting a couple 4th of JUly tomatoes. I pull everything else. CECIL __________________ Hybrids Rule, Heirlooms Drool!

October 7, 2008	#2
robin303 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Zone 8b Posts: 531	I had a bunch of plants last year. When I got my first frost I pulled up the whole plant and hung them upside down in the garage. In other words all I did was make another mess.

October 15, 2008	#6
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	I think if the plant is killed out right by a heavy frost the unripe tomatos will need to be used straight away.In my experence, a good leaf cover with a light frost and you can get away with it,but been so late in the season shes just looking like the final picking for ya Cecil

October 16, 2008	#8
piegirl Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 791	old man frost is expected tonight - since I have a bit of micro climate here, I hope to be ok and harvest another bunch tomorrow. As I have picked the last off a limb, I clip it and dispose of it - filled the barrels five times. My vines are looking quite stubby. My first morning view has been my lush, gorgeous tomato plants but now - yikes. I am down to about 8 plants from 40. Zukes are still setting. Peppers need another week or two for the bells. May or may not make it - that would be about Nov. 1! Most toms are smaller but quite tasty. Only five months until I can start seeds, etc. Piegirl

October 16, 2008	#9
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,296	No frost here yet, but I pulled everything anyway today. It was a beautiful, sunny day and I just got the itch. There were about twenty good ripe or almost ripe tomatoes and maybe fifty or so pounds of greenies. Since I don't have the inclination to save any of the green ones, they are on the pile. (Warning) I will summarize the year at a later date when I can get around to it. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.