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>> Thoughts, For tomatoes, about 3 weeks before first frost I snip
>> the top growth and all blossoms, Reduces number of green tomatoes
>> to deal with
>
>Why bother?  - For me, the first frost came a full month later than
>usual. I would have missed out on lots of peppers and tomatoes if I had
>followed that practice. 

Same thing happened here.  I always try to get my plants yielding until the
last possible minute, and the "date of last frost" info is never correct for
my location anyway; I live close to the Connecticut River and it has a
strong moderating influence on the local climate.

Besides - without a bushel or so of green tomatoes, I wouldn't be able to
make relish, chutney, picallily, and a ton of other stuff we use all year long.
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