>> 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. Same thing happened here. I always try to get my plants yielding until the last possible minute, and the "date of last frost" info is never correct for my location anyway; I live close to the Connecticut River and it has a strong moderating influence on the local climate. Besides - without a bushel or so of green tomatoes, I wouldn't be able to make relish, chutney, picallily, and a ton of other stuff we use all year long. === Dave Sacerdote davesas@ntplx.net Resist or Serve. "I am so mighty, I do not have to kill you all." -- Flaming Carrot Visit Dave's New England Almanac at http://www.ntplx.net/~davesas/