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      Let it Grow – Happy Harvesting




      By Marion Dalley                        Crops that you grow for their
                                            vegetative part (leaves, stems, roots)
           arvesting is the activity of     should be harvested when they
      Hpicking  and  collecting  crops.     are young, tender, and immature.
      It is such a joy to gather fresh      Basil, lettuce, and radishes are
      vegetables and fruits after all your   good examples. As a general rule,
      hard work that began early in the     harvest early and often. This type
      year. Preparing and serving produce   of crop prefers less heat, making
      that you have grown yourself brings   them your first harvest.
      endless pride, not to mention that it   Fruits such as tomatoes and
      is an absolute delight for the taste   apples should be allowed to ripen
      buds.                                 on the plant. There are, of course,

        At this point in the season,        exceptions to this rule. Several of
      you have already been reaping         the “fruits” that we call vegetables
      the bounty of your garden. It’s       (summer squash, snap beans,
      important to know when the right      eggplant, etc.) are much better if
      time is to harvest the garden. This   picked when young.
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      not only depends on when your           Harvest onions and potatoes
      crops are ripe, but also on the length   when the tops begin dying and      cutting herbs and leafy vegetables.  And lastly, a spade is the perfect
      of your growing season and what       have fallen over. Pick a pepper and   For  harvesting  crops  with  woody  tool for harvesting root vegetables
      the effect of a frost will be.        don’t worry about whether or not      stems such  as  pumpkins and  but take care to not damage the
                                                                                  peppers, pruning shears work well.  harvest.
        The best time to harvest your       it’s “ripe.” They can be eaten at just
      garden is early morning, just after   about any size or state but are most
      the dew has dried. This is because    flavourful  when  mature. A  pepper
      your crops are cooler and have a      that has reached maturity is full
      higher water content and crisper      size and has turned its’ final colour.
      texture  than  they  do  during  the    Having the right tools for
      warmer part of the day.               harvesting makes the  task easier
        Some vegetables actually improve    and  more  efficient.  Prepare  by
      after  a  frost.  These  include  kale,   having gloves to avoid brambles                                             In business since 2009.
      cabbage,  parsnips,  carrots, and     and thorns, as well as plants that
      brussels sprouts, which get sweeter   naturally irritate the skin. A sharp
      from the cold temperatures. These     knife for cutting vegetables such
      can stay in the ground longer         as  squash,  cabbage,  and  broccoli.
      without ill effect.                   Scissors come in very handy when

      Continued from page 29                                                                   Do you need :
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      the Great 8 only 41 goals away from  blades a great season ahead!
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