If you have the threat of frost, and there you are close to a harvest but not quite, you can harvest these crops, hang them up in a well ventilated area to finish ripening.
VIDEO: 6 Crops You Can Hang to Finish Ripening
If you have the threat of frost, and there you are close to a harvest but not quite, you can harvest these crops, hang them up in a well ventilated area to finish ripening.
I just got done putting cherry tomatoes in the compost pile. As soon I found that I can hang them, I had to rush out to the pile and hung them up before I had to go to work in 45 minutes! Thanks, Luke!!!!
Wish you had posted this 1week ago.
Luke those are some awesome tips I well definitely keep them In mind next season
Wow didn't know about drying tomatoes and pepper. Oh well
Oh well to late for this plant season will use your suggestion next year.
I want to experiment with hanging the last of my ground cherries next year before the frost after watching this because they behave so similarly to cherry tomatoes in a lot of ways. I think they would be a good option for this.
A friend of mine from Mexico who actually had a couple of restaurants in Mexico, told me what to do with green tomatoes!! Make enchilada verde sauce!! If anyone wants the recipe I will post it. So easy.
Great job!! Thanks Luke!!
I've been watching your videos for years and you haven't aged haha
I am still picking peppers. I know it is a little late, but next Tuesday, I will be pulling up my pepper plants, amending the soil with compost, and sowing seeds for radishes, kohlrabi, carrots, Japanese red mustard, Late Nagasaki cabbage, winter choy, Komatsuna, chijimisai, tatsoi, Swiss Chard, and spinach. I'll be covering them with cat netting, and switching it out for greenhouse plastic in six weeks. I might even try to sneak in some late turnips and beets too. Alabama zone 7B
WHAT is going on? haha
Awesome tips. Our green tomatoes are ripening great with this method.
Been doing this with cherry tomatoes for years! It's so nice to save those tomatoes that haven't ripened yet.
Will oregano leaves get bitter if the plant has gone to seed (the same way basil does)?
Awesome!
Ugh, wish I had seen this before I picked my tomatoes today lol. Thank Luke, good to know for next year!
Luke do you rinse them off first to make sure to get rid of pests
This is one of my most watched channels. There is so much to learn about gardening in zone 6. Thanks for sharing.
I wish this video came out weeks ago before frosts. Too late in mid Mich for these tips. I did dig up 2 pepper plants to overwinter in the basement.
I'm a new gardener in Baton Rouge Louisiana, zone 9A. I have 3 white eggplant fruits still on the plant in a container. They are not getting any bigger. I have no idea what to do with them now. I also have 3 cherry tomatoes plants, in containers, still throwing fruit. Should I allow them to continue on the plant for the next 3 weeks, hang them, or something else? Confused.
Any suggestions on green Luffa? They are huge just not yellow yet might just try to bring inside. Year 2 at least I have viable Luffa but not yellow.
Thanks Luke, I love watching your shows. Years ago my Grandma used to pull her tomato plants and drag them into her basement. where she just threw them into a pile and they ripened. I've never tried it myself but next year I'm going to try hanging some your way. YOU'RE THE MAN! YEAH!
So helpful! Great information
My mom had a round screen for drying herbs, I collected the bean plants and tossed those on with the herbs. I wonder if hanging is better than laying them flat on the screen?
Timing is perfect, just what I needed to know NOW. Many of your videos are so timely! Thanks, Luke!
didnt realize this about green beans. i was letting some seed ripen up when we had that frost come through a couple of weeks ago. I did get about a quart worth of seed but some of it looks a little rough because of the frosty night but thankfully a lot of it still looks good. I will definitely know what to do next time im in that situation now.