JOBS FOR THE MONTH
CLEAR OLD CROPS
Cooler temperatures and poorer light levels mean that any remaining tomatoes will struggle to ripen on the plant. Instead, gather the stragglers and bring them indoors where the extra warmth should hurry things along. Leave tomatoes out on the countertop with a ripe banana or two. Bananas release ethylene, a gas that helps to speed ripening along. Any stubbornly green tomatoes that remain can always be