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Steps to Prolong Vegetable Gardens Before Killing Frost
Missouri Ag Connection - 10/18/2017
What can be done before a frost to prolong a vegetable garden?
According to Kelly McGowan, a horticulture educator with University of Missouri Extension, there are several actions that can be taken.
"First, if you have tomatoes left on the vine and don't want to see them go to waste, I recommend picking all of the mature green fruit one day before the killing frost," said McGowan.
Wrap the tomatoes individually in paper and store between 60 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Those tomatoes will continue to ripen slowly over the next several weeks.
Whole plants can be uprooted and hung in sheltered locations, where the fruit will continue to ripen.
Another common question this time of year is how to prolong the harvest period of root crops like carrots and turnips without digging and storing them.
"Summer-planted carrots and fall turnips may be left in the ground until a killing frost. Some gardeners place straw mulch over the row so these crops can be harvested until the ground freezes solid," said McGowan.
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