Regenerating plants hibernating (?) after the frost

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Megamunchers Sugar Land, TX Feb 17, 2014

Greetings everyone.

I had several vegetables that did very well last summer, unfortunately though, the winter got to them. They have shed off their past glory and green splendour.

Is there any thing I can do to help them return to their former self? Or am I better off removing these compeletely and prepping the vegetable patch for a fresh planting?

The plants are a combination of okra, eggplant, jalapenos and sweet peppers.

Thanks in advance.

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Feb 17, 2014

All of those things are killed by frost. If you had a frost, and all the leaves wilted and fell off then the plants should be taken out, and new ones planted. This is normal.

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Diana_K Contra Costa County, CA(Zone 9b) Feb 18, 2014

Ditto: The plants you list are generally treated as annuals. Grow them fast, harvest then remove them. Do not let them linger in the soil. This would allow certain plant diseases and pests to build up in the soil so that when you plant new ones the pests are there, waiting to attack.
When you remove the old plants, there is less there for the pests to survive on, so a certain amount of die off happens.
Rotating the crops is another important way to reduce problems of pests and diseases. Eggplants, peppers and tomatoes are closely related and share many of the same pests and diseases, so plant these in a different area each year for several years and in between years plant something else in those beds.

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