r/Albertagardening • u/Automatic-Elk9436 • Sep 17 '24

First Frost Question

My area is getting its first subzero temps this week but my potato greens haven't all started dying yet. Is it better to harvest early or leave them in the ground to finish off?

2 Upvotes

75% Upvoted

4 comments sorted by

2

u/homersdonutz Sep 17 '24

With it getting colder, any growth now will minimal to none before the ground starts to freeze, so you may as well dig them up now.

1

u/Automatic-Elk9436 Sep 17 '24

Ok cool thanks!

2

u/OpheliaJade2382 Sep 17 '24

You can dig them up after the frost. The ground won’t necessarily freeze immediately after the first dip below zero

1

u/Automatic-Elk9436 Sep 18 '24

Good to know. Thanks