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29 Edibles and When to Harvest Them

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We often get asked how gardeners can tell when it is time to harvest.

Some veggies make it easy to know when to pick them, tomatoes for example.
Others, not so much.

So here are many of the most common veggies, and when to harvest them:

  • Beans, String- Pick before the seeds get big.
  • Beans,Shell-Let the seeds get plump before harvesting.
  • Beans, Dry,-Harvest just as the skin begins to turn color.
  • Broccoli, All varieties-Cut before flower petals begin show. Continue to harvest smaller shoots.
  • Brussel Sprouts-Harvest when they are big enough to eat. Harvest all before they open.
  • Cabbage, All varieties-Pick when the head is a nice size.
  • Carrots-Harvest when the top seems a reasonable size.
  • Cauliflower, All varieties-Same as broccoli
  • Corn,Sweet-When kernels produce a milky substance when cut and silks are brown. About 3 weeks after silks appear.
  • Corn, Dry-When the kernels are completely mature and the husks are drying on the stalk.
  • Cucumbers-As soon as they are big enough. Can be picked larger as well., but they will have more seeds
  • Eggplant,All varieties-Pick when the skin gets shiny.
  • Beans, Fava-Broad-Lima-Pick when the seeds are plump.
  • Jerusalem Artichokes-Harvest after the flowers bend over. They are sweeter after a frost.
  • Kohlrabi,All varieties-Pick when the bulb is about golf ball size. If they get too big they become woody.
  • Greens-Continuous harvest, Begin sparingly once the plants are established and until they bolt.
  • Melons, Mos varieties-In general pick when the skin begins to change color. These takes practice.
  • Okra, All varieties-Pick when the pods are the size indicated on the seed packet. Generally smaller is better.
  • Onions, Bulb-When tops fall over.
  • Peas, Snow-Harvest before the seeds inside start to develop.
  • Peas, Garden-Let the peas get plump before picking.
  • Peppers, Sweet & Hot-Pick at any size or when they reach their full color. Pick the first ones ASAP to encourage the plant to produce more.
  • Potatoes-Harvest the whole crop when the tops begin to die back or before a frost. You can also grapple a few new spuds earlier.
  • Squash, Summer-Smaller is better.
  • Squash, Winter-Harvest when they are the right color. They can tolerate a light frost.
  • Sunflowers, For Seeds- Harvest when the head plops down and the back begins to turn brown.
  • Sweet Potatoes-Harvest before the first frost.
  • Tomatoes, All-Harvest whenever they get full color and the fruit becomes a little softer.
  • Watermelon, All varieties-When you hear a ‘thump’ when you knock on one- when the spot where they rest on the ground turns yellow- or when the tendril near the stem turns brown.

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