Скачать или смотреть 1 Month Away From Our First Expected Frost 🥶. Here’s What I’m Doing!

😬Worried about your produce ripening in time? In zone 4 Minnesota, this is certainly on my mind!

An easy hack is to snip off the growing tips of your tomatoes, peppers, squash, and pumpkins 1 month before your expected first frost 🥶.

✂️This forces the plant to divert its energy into ripening its current fruit, rather than putting out new growth.

✂️This will also help with the overall health of your plant. By now, they may be unruly so by removing some of the excess growth and small fruit, your plant will be more stable (and less chaotic!).

✂️Lastly, thinning out the plant will improve air circulation which will reduce the risk of disease. It will also give more “breathing room” for pollinators to access everything in this final push!

Have you topped your plants yet? Let me know when your first expected frost date is! 💫 If you don’t know when it is, comment the word HELP and I’ll help you figure it out!

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