If your tomato plants have made it through the summer, congratulations by the way.

My guess is that you are thinking one of two things.

Maybe you're sad because you love homegrown tomatoes and you want to squeeze every bit

of tomato goodness out of those plants before your first frost hits.

Or maybe you're kind of over it and you don't look at your tomato

plants with the affection that you did before. Honestly, number two describes me and if you can relate,

let me give you a pep talk. You may be sick of tomatoes now, but you will wish that you had them

when the fall and winter start to set in. Trust me.

So regardless of which camp you fall into, here's the problem that arises if you live in an area

that gets a frost. The tomatoes that have fruited on your plant seem to have stayed green

forever. There's a reason for that. We'll talk about that a little bit later today. But when your

frost comes, what do you do? You know that the frost and freeze will not only kill the plant,

but they'll also make the tomato fruits themselves turn to mush. How then can you make the most

of all of the green tomatoes that are still on your tomato plants? Well,

you've got some options and we are going to talk about them today. Listen, you've worked hard

for these tomato plants. Give yourself a pat on the back. In many areas, it is not easy to keep

tomato plants going this long. Let's make sure you get everything you want to get

out of these plants before tomato season comes to a close. Welcome to the Beginners Garden podcast. I'm Jill

and I'm so glad you're here. In this podcast, you'll find easy to understand conversations about

how to grow your own food. As a first time gardener,

myself 11 years ago, I remember what it's like to feel overwhelmed. So I want to make gardening so

doable for you that you'll find yourself falling in love with gardening just like I did. Let's dig in.

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