Once your vegetable garden is planted and begins to produce a crop, you can spend a few moments every day in the garden to monitor then and decide when to harvest them. This is one of the joys of growing vegetables. Generally speaking, picking early and often is the best way to harvest vegetables for…

While northern gardeners typically think of March, April and May as the time for planting, July and August are also a great times to plant vegetables for a fall harvest. Many vegetables grow quickly enough that you can replant them for a succession planting or replace them with some quick growing plants. What can you…

It looks like fall is finally coming in, and that means it will soon be time to store squash for winter. Depending on the variety, winter squash can keep for weeks or months, allowing you to eat from your garden well into winter. Harvest Tips For the best storage, harvest squash when they are fully…