Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - First Frost in the Garden
We have received our first frost in the garden last night / this morning. At 6am this morning, the temperature was -2° C. If you haven’t completed your harvest, then cover up those plants to avoid frost damage. The plants most susceptible to frost are: · Tomatoes : These warm-weather crops turn brown and die quickly when exposed to freezing air. · Peppers : Both sweet and hot peppers lack cold tolerance and drop leaves or collapse in a freeze. · Eggplants : The fruit and foliage sustain instant cell damage during a light frost. · Cucumbers : Vine leaves turn mushy and dark green-black after a single frosty night. · Summer Squash : Zucchini and yellow squash plants die back rapidly when frost touches them. · ...