tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post7794355597647244311..comments2024-03-28T15:16:22.951-04:00Comments on Too Many Tomatoes : Putting the Beds to BedSmartAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post-74216351235869771242012-10-02T08:40:11.206-04:002012-10-02T08:40:11.206-04:00I'm surprised you haven't had any frost ye...I'm surprised you haven't had any frost yet. Reports out of the Great White North suggest that they're two frosts ahead of you. The first one occurred in late August but it was just a light scrape-the-windows frost. The second one occurred while mom was down here last week and it was a harder freeze that ruined things at my Uncle's place in town, one mile north of the Lake Ontario shore. That close to the water they usually manage to get well into October before they have to worry about frost. <br /><br />Bean fungi/insect pests/diseases seem to do best in June and July. I've had the same experience with navy beans. The later you plant them, the better they do and the healthier the plants are. Of course given my comments above there is a limit as to how late you can safely plant a commercial crop of beans without risking frost damage. Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092424684260339977noreply@blogger.com