As the frost sets in across our region, did you get what you wanted out of your garden, and if not, is it too late?

If some of the things you planted this summer aren't quite ripe, there are things you can do, and even if you think it isn't salvageable, there is a way forward.

The late-season tomatoes are right there, still green or just beginning to ripen, so the time to act is now.

"You can harvest them green, as long as they're full size, or maybe a little smaller," explained Penn State Extension's expert gardener, Erin Kinley. "You can go ahead and pop those right off the vine and just bring them inside, and let them sit for a few days - they'll naturally turn red."

Kinley said that if you lack patience or you aren't into fried green tomatoes, you can put a banana with them in a ba

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