On Sun, 25 May 2003 15:13:09 GMT, "homer"
wrote:

I live in the Pacific NW (near Portland) and after hardening my tomatoes
off, planted them outside recently. About a week and a half ago, my area
suffered some very cold weather (frost was on my car windshield). Most, but
not all, of the tomatoes were hit pretty hard, with a lot of dead leaves and
branches.

What should I do at this point? Should I just leave them and see what
happens? Should I prune off the dead leaves and branches? Is it hopeless
(i.e. are frost damaged plants so handicapped that I should start over with
nursery starts)?

Thanks in advance.



It's to late now for this advice, but next time it happens, try to
wash off the frost with water from the hose before the sun hits the
plants. This can reduce a lot of the damage.

Only for mild frost, of course, froze solid is a bit much.


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