Preparing For Frost

Question 1

You can help your tomatoes by _ as weather cools

Answer 1

Picking off all the late blossoms

Question 2

If you _ the plant will put all of its energy into tomatoes already on the vine (when weather cools)

Answer 2

Cut off all new shoots

Question 3

Cover tomatoes, melons, squash, peppers when weather threatens to hit _ or below

Answer 3

32f

Question 4

If first frost sneaks up on you

Answer 4

Give plants gentle, thorough rinse with hose before sun hits

Question 5

Keep salad greens producing longer

Answer 5

By covering them from east with wood slats (extend night’s darkness)

Question 6

Cover crop protects garden soil from

Answer 6

Winter erosion

Question 7

Cover crop becomes green manure when you

Answer 7

Plow it under in the spring

Question 8

Good cover crop to plant in September

Answer 8

Annual rye

Question 9

You can sow annual rye in (2)

Answer 9

Empty spots

Between rows still standing

Question 10

Turn rye over in spring so

Answer 10

As roots decay, they aerate and create humus

Question 11

Harvest green tomatoes when

Answer 11

Frost threatens

Question 12

Tomatoes ripen much faster at _ degree range

Answer 12

65-70

Question 13

When to harvest sunflowers

Answer 13

When birds start pecking them

Question 14

Pull garlic plants when

Answer 14

Tops begin to dry

Question 15

After pulling garlic plants

Answer 15

Let finish curling in a dry spot

Question 16

Garlic storage spot

Answer 16

Dark and cool

Question 17

To store winter squash it must be

Answer 17

Fully ripened

Question 18

To fully ripen winter squash

Answer 18

Leave on vine until winter frost threatens

Question 19

Pick winter squash with a 2 inch

Answer 19

Stem

Question 20

Cure winter squash for a week at _ temp range

Answer 20

70-80f

Question 21

When to break off lower leaves of Brussels sprouts

Answer 21

September

Question 22

Brussels sprout plant needs top

Answer 22

Leaves

Question 23

Brussels sprouts taste best after

Answer 23

First fall frost has touched them

Question 24

As harvesting Brussels

Answer 24

Remove accompanying leaves with each head

Question 25

When winter stops Brussels growth

Answer 25

Uproot and hang in garage to allow to ripen