Best sort of late summer protection for plants?

gardgydja · « **on:** August 10, 2008, 08:34 »

Well, time is running out on the Swedish summer and I have lots of green tomatoes on the vines, as well as some peas and beans I´d hoped to get an autumn harvest off, but I´m worried the chilly nights will foil me.

What sort of cover would be best? A plastic poly-tunnel type or would fleece be enough? Can tomatoes ripen under fleece?

rainie · « **Reply #1 on:** August 10, 2008, 10:29 »

Hello there gardgydja,
I dont know about covering tomatoes but if i have any that havent ripened i make green tomato chutney, and those which are a little bit ripe i leave on the vine and put on the windowsill in the house where it is sunny.

compostqueen · « **Reply #2 on:** August 10, 2008, 11:01 »

you can ripen toms by taking the vines off the plant and taking them indoors to the greenhouse etc

I've not got one ripe tom yet

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