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Question: How long can I leave green tomatoes on the plant before they’re ruined by a frost?Curry County Extension Agriculture Agent Mason GrauAnswer: If temperatures are expected to drop near freezing in your area and you leave fruit on the plants, you’re pushing it. Maybe your neighborhood is a little warmer than the surrounding areas,…

Sign in or Subscribe See Offers Using a process called succession planting, lettuce can be planted several times during a growing season. We have been eating lettuce from our garden for a couple of months. I planted that crop in a cold frame in March, and while it is a type of leaf lettuce that…

It used to be that we would go to the grocery store to pick up some lettuce, and you had exactly one choice: good old iceberg lettuce. Today the choices seem endless, so thanks to Chef Jerry Pellegrino for his tips, since it’s a challenge just to keep up with them all.Essentially there are four…