"Byron.Bromley" wrote: > Thoughts, For tomatoes, about 3 weeks before first frost I snip > the top growth and all blossoms, Reduces number of green tomatoes > to deal with Why bother? - For me, the first frost came a full month later than usual. I would have missed out on lots of peppers and tomatoes if I had followed that practice. If you don't want to deal with the last immature fruit there's always the compost pile Signe Shivers