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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

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