Old Window Hothouses

Our Roma tomatoes are so slow to ripen that I am scared the encroaching frost will ruin them. To help the ‘maters along we took old wood frame windows from the Restore and butted them up against the wooden stakes I had my plants tied to make little hot houses. There is between two and four inches at the top of each set to allow for adequate venting. Wish me luck, I have my heart set on a dozen jars of diced tomatoes and at least half that in bruschetta mix.

Combatting Garden Foes: The Squash Vine Borer | Apartment Therapy Re-Nest

The most useful part of this article was the last comment stating that radishes as companion plants keep the borers away. I’ll be trying that this year as my sugar pumpkins fell victim to the little pest last year!