Yesterday I spent the afternoon outside cleaning up the plants in and around the greenhouse. 
I removed all the gutters I had installed in the spring and set them outside. I plan to re-plant the strawberries elsewhere, and then add the soil from the reaming gutters that held basil, peppers and chard to the compost pile. 
The greenhouse looks kind of naked now. 🙁 Luckily I still have a few pots to move in there for my winter garden. I’m not sure what I’m going to plant yet so if you have any suggestions, that would be great. I’m thinking lettuce and a couple root vegetables like carrots and beets might work well. 
Our two green zebra tomato plants are now 10 feet tall and look like those giant tomato trees you see in cheesy magazine ads promising you 20 foot tall tomato plants for just $2.99 with shipping. 
I wonder how long the tomato plants will keep producing? 
I think I’m going to plant some lettuce seeds at the plant base later this week. 
In case you were wondering, Lemon the Meyer Lemon Tree is still hanging in there.
And the sugar snap peas are growing like crazy!
And check out the 3 -tiered stack planter. Doesn’t it look cool filled with lettuce?
It shouldn’t be too much longer before it;s ready to harvest.
Keep calm and garden on. 😉
~Mavis
Are you planning for a winter harvest? The Winter Harvest Handbook By Eliot Coleman is a great book!
Lisa L says
I would love an information post (maybe it’s too late?) on how to trim your tomatoes. Mine got totally out of hand this year and I had no idea you should be pruning them. Any tips would be great…maybe next year. 🙂
Paula says
Tomatoes are tender perennials and will keep producing until the cold kills them. If you could keep them warm enough and maintain good air circulation, they’d be good to go next spring. In theory. I’ve never done it.
Mari says
Hi Mavis. If you get some large 20l plastic drums and fill them with water, they become heat sinks that help maintain the green house temperature as the days get cooler and emit the heat during the night. I kept tomatoes, strawberries and peppers producing well into the middle of winter this way. There is an heirloom tomato called Sub Arctic Plenty that was grown in Greenland and survives late into the season in very cold conditions. It also starts very early in the season too. Try putting a frost cloth cover over your greenhouse, or even use it as a frame over specific plants. I also grey cauliflower, broccoli, cabbages, peas and beans till late in the season as well. The frost cloth allowed me to have tomatoes all year around in my plastic greenhouse. Alas, I do not have one now, but I did have veges all year around when I did.
Mavis Butterfield says
I think I’m going to try it this winter. I have a huge barrel I need to roll to the greenhouse.
Brooke says
We are looking to buy a greenhouse. What brand is yours, and where was it purchased?
Mavis Butterfield says
I purchased mine locally but it is a Magnum Glass Greenhouse. I’m sure you can find a dealer online.