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So What Happens During a Freeze?

If you live where tomatoes are still in the ground and a light frost is expected, try covering the plants to give them a few more days to ripen after the cold passes.

These Vegetables Take a Chill

Hardy vegetables tolerate hard frosts (usually 25 to 28 degrees F). They taste best in cool weather, making them perfect for fall harvests.

Rescue Sad Tomato Plants. Enjoy a Fall Harvest.

This technique is especially successful for varieties that mature early, such as the indeterminate Early Girl, and in Zone 7b and south, where tomatoes have a long growing season.

Herbs in Fall? Yes. Some Love Cool Weather.

Fall is a prime time for the hardiest herbs; they often do better in mild winter areas when planted now. You can put an assortment of your favorite cool-weather herbs by the kitchen door--all in one container--for a pinch of each right at your fingertips.

Select a Good Site

Plant a garden where you can provide these things.

Begin When the Soil Tells You To

You have been waiting all winter. You have reviewed your notes from last year. You have planned where each vegetable and herb will go this year. The birds have begun to chirp, the days have been getting warmer and the rain has been falling. Frost and freezing weather look as if they have finally gone for the year.

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Learn & Grow Library

So What Happens During a Freeze?

These Vegetables Take a Chill

Rescue Sad Tomato Plants. Enjoy a Fall Harvest.

Herbs in Fall? Yes. Some Love Cool Weather.

Select a Good Site

Begin When the Soil Tells You To

Are You New to Vegetable Gardening? Read This First.

The Secret Life of Broccoli

Harvest at the Perfect Time

Which Veggies for Which Season?

Frequent questions and answers to your gardening questions.

Get Bonnie's Newsletter

Find Frost Dates

What's Your Garden Zone?

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	Learn & Grow Library You are here: Timing & Seasonal So What Happens During a Freeze? If you live where tomatoes are still in the ground and a light frost is expected, try covering the plants to give them a few more days to ripen after the cold passes. Read More.. These Vegetables Take a Chill Hardy vegetables tolerate hard frosts (usually 25 to 28 degrees F). They taste best in cool weather, making them perfect for fall harvests. Read More.. Rescue Sad Tomato Plants. Enjoy a Fall Harvest. This technique is especially successful for varieties that mature early, such as the indeterminate Early Girl, and in Zone 7b and south, where tomatoes have a long growing season. Read More.. Herbs in Fall? Yes. Some Love Cool Weather. Fall is a prime time for the hardiest herbs; they often do better in mild winter areas when planted now. You can put an assortment of your favorite cool-weather herbs by the kitchen door--all in one container--for a pinch of each right at your fingertips. Read More.. Select a Good Site Plant a garden where you can provide these things. Read More.. Begin When the Soil Tells You To You have been waiting all winter. You have reviewed your notes from last year. You have planned where each vegetable and herb will go this year. The birds have begun to chirp, the days have been getting warmer and the rain has been falling. Frost and freezing weather look as if they have finally gone for the year. Read More.. Are You New to Vegetable Gardening? Read This First. Get ready to enjoy the best vegetables you've ever eaten. Read More.. The Secret Life of Broccoli A closer look at how broccoli develops will help you grow perfect heads. Read More.. Harvest at the Perfect Time Pick your cool-season vegetables at the peak of perfection using these guidelines. Read More.. Which Veggies for Which Season? Because a vegetable needs either warm or cool weather, crops sort themselves into two distinct categories: cool season (for spring and fall) and warm season (for summer). Planting in the proper season is the first step to a bountiful garden. Read More.. Previous Page \| Next Page	Frequent questions and answers to your gardening questions. Get Bonnie's Newsletter Get tips and advice on how to best grow your Bonnie vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Find Frost Dates See color-coded maps for first and last frosts in your area. What's Your Garden Zone? Learn about USDA plant hardiness zones.