{"id":3825,"date":"2024-02-12T01:22:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T01:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/?p=3825"},"modified":"2024-02-12T01:22:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T01:22:13","slug":"at-the-end-of-the-season-what-to-do-with-tomato-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/?p=3825","title":{"rendered":"At the end of the season, what to do with tomato plants?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-7ccc43c2-8fcc-4fd8-9b86-f51841231667\">After harvesting the fruit for a few weeks, are you wondering&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>what to do with your garden<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;?&nbsp;What to do with these tomato plants?&nbsp;Actually, you should know that tomato plants are perennials that can be grown as annuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-64c403c1-a23a-4d48-b511-fecad6d07948\">In growing jargon, tomatoes are nicknamed&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>soft perennials<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;because they wilt when temperatures begin to drop.&nbsp;In other words, they weaken when frost is around the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-3bd0ccf7-bb7e-436c-83ed-a6e514919d1f\">When is the end of the tomato season declared?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-bf66539a-3ab8-4b7e-9ec4-97a10713e2f4\">Along with tomatoes and peppers, sweet potatoes are also among the tender perennials.&nbsp;This means that&nbsp;<strong>they die when frost makes its appearance<\/strong>&nbsp;.&nbsp;It is therefore necessary to monitor the temperatures and when they drop from 4 to 10\u00b0C, it is time to tell yourself that&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>the end of the season for tomato plants is coming<\/strong>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-a29e5545-30f2-47a6-9f83-d8c994e2562d\">What should I do to care for my tomato plants at the end of the season?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-b608ba95-0365-4673-b253-e081de32d3fa\">If you haven&#8217;t harvested tomatoes yet, know that all the plant&#8217;s energy goes into producing the fruit.&nbsp;For this reason, reduce the water intake and maintain the fertilizer to avoid destabilizing the plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-5a62c4df-7bb8-44b2-b933-287a698d2dcc\">If you want to ripen tomatoes faster, the best method is to&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>remove the entire plant from the ground.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Then, hang it upside down in a cellar or garage without light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d0e7d171-8bb1-4d35-b471-d2df35803ecb\">Also, you can&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>pick green fruits and place them in a paper bag with an apple<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;to make them ripen quickly.&nbsp;The apple plays a fundamental role in this ripening phase, as it releases ethylene gas to accelerate the ripening of the tomatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-3ad3cc8c-2869-4aaf-9cf5-94871a231eb5\">Some&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>spread unripe tomatoes on newspaper<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;to wait for them to ripen.&nbsp;Once the tomatoes are harvested, it must be kept in mind that the sugar stops increasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-f4875195-2c32-4e3c-a4c7-ffb1f78419e9\">What to do with tomato plants once the fruit has been harvested?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-39cba163-4121-4bf4-8114-470c95d45f01\">When you put up your tomato plants, you might think of&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>burying them in the garden<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;and thinking that when tomato plants go to waste, they can&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>provide extra nutrition for new plants<\/strong>&nbsp;.&nbsp;Consider that when tomato plants go to waste, they can&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>provide extra nutrition for new plants<\/strong>&nbsp;.&nbsp;However, this is not the best solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-04a1f9c3-d5ef-43f7-9f12-70c4eea671b9\">If wilted plants have been infected with diseases or insects, you can pass them on to next season&#8217;s crops.&nbsp;The best thing to do is&nbsp;<strong>add tomato plants to your home compost<\/strong>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After harvesting the fruit for a few weeks, are you wondering&nbsp;&nbsp;what to do with your garden&nbsp;&nbsp;?&nbsp;What to do with these tomato plants?&nbsp;Actually, you should know that tomato plants are perennials that can be grown as annuals. 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