Learn how to harvest and prune your backyard garden with these guides! In most cases, correctly harvesting or pruning your vegetables, fruits, and herbs helps them produce more. Discover how to harvest your plants for bigger yields and simple ways to preserve your bumper harvest.
Green onions are a great addition to any garden. They are fast-growing and take as little as six weeks to be ready for harvest. You can grow them in containers or in open spaces around other plants, since they don’t take up much space and will be gone quickly. When it comes time to harvest,…
Brussels sprouts are one of the most interesting vegetables you can grow. The plants end up looking almost like small trees, and the sprouts themselves have been dubbed “mini cabbages” both for their appearance and how they taste. If you’re growing these cabbage family members at home, you may be wondering how to harvest them,…
Spaghetti squash is a fun and unique vegetable to grow. It’s a type of winter squash that develops a pasta-like flesh when cooked and shredded. The flavor is slightly sweet and blends well in recipes with various sauces, cheeses, and herbs. Homegrown squash taste so much better than anything from the grocery store – if…
Fennel is a wonderfully aromatic herb and vegetable that is easy to grow in your garden. It provides you with a lot that can be harvested: leaves, seeds, bulbs, and even the flowers and stems. Each part of the plant has a distinct flavor and can be used in different ways. How to harvest fennel…
It’s difficult to tell what’s happening to your carrots, since most of their growing is done underground. That’s why gardeners often feel a little confused about when to start pulling them up. After all, you can’t put a carrot back in the ground to continue growing! Once it’s out, it’s out. There are a few…
Jalapeños are a summer favorite with gardeners everywhere. They add a bit of spice to a dish, but aren’t overwhelming like some of the spicier peppers. In the garden, jalapeños grow much like any other pepper. They love heat and sunshine and grow easily both in the ground and in containers. You can usually look…
Sunflowers may just be the brightest and most cheerful flowers of summer. Their huge golden heads follow the path of the sun throughout the day, attract pollinators, and simply look beautiful. As one of my mom’s neighbors told her “Your sunflowers are so cheerful! I love driving by and seeing them.” Sunflowers are much more…
Sweet corn is a classic summer vegetable. It takes some patience to wait for the ears to become perfectly ripe for harvest, but there’s nothing like freshly picked and cooked corn eaten straight off the cob. Of course, it can be a little tricky to know when corn is at its peak and ready to…
Green beans are a staple summer vegetable that’s easy to grow and taste amazing when picked fresh from your garden. Both bush and pole varieties are easy to grow and can provide you delicious, nutritious fresh vegetables for weeks. One of the keys to getting the freshest and most tender beans is picking them at…
If you’re operating noisy machinery, like a leaf blower or chainsaw, and want to ensure you maintain your healthy hearing, you may be wondering if you can wear earmuffs and earplugs at the same time. Yes, you can wear earmuffs and earplugs at the same time. This is known as double hearing protection. There are…