1. How should I handle my potatoes after harvest to result in the longest storage time possible? Updated: January 31, 2012
2. It okay to eat the yellow fruit on my Ichiban eggplants? The fruit set low on the plant, grew large and stayed yellow. Updated: January 18, 2012
3. Can the peaches be picked before they are ripe and ripened later? Birds are working on my peaches. Updated: January 12, 2012
4. How do I harvest and store the nuts from my two almond trees? Updated: January 11, 2012
5. When should I harvest my peaches? If they are just begining to turn pink, will they continue to ripen? Updated: November 30, 2011
6. My apple tree has finally produced a bumper crop of apples. How do I know when they are ripe? Updated: November 27, 2011
7. When do I harvest the roots of my Jerusalem artichokes? If I miss any, will they regenerate from the roots? Updated: November 20, 2011
8. I planted sweet potatoes and they are still green. When can I dig them up? Updated: November 15, 2011
9. Should you allow tomatoes to become fully ripe and red on the vine before harvesting? Updated: November 14, 2011
10. How should Swiss chard be harvested? Updated: November 14, 2011
11. How do you harvest seeds from sunflowers? Updated: November 14, 2011
12. I have a patch of 70- to 75-day carrots that never got properly thinned. With about three weeks to first frost, is it worth thinning them now? Updated: November 14, 2011
13. Should I wait until after a frost to harvest my apples? Updated: November 10, 2011
14. Why when I harvest my yellow squash is it tough and full of seeds? What am I doing wrong? Updated: November 09, 2011
15. Should spinach be harvested by removing the outer, older leaves or by pulling the entire plant? Updated: November 07, 2011
16. I'm growing bulb onions in my garden and need ito know when to harvest and how to dry/prepare them for storage. Updated: November 07, 2011
17. Is there any difference in taste or nutritive value between green peppers and those that mature and turn red? Updated: November 07, 2011
18. When should parsley be seeded in my garden? Updated: November 07, 2011
19. How often should okra be harvested and how can you tell when it's ready? Updated: November 06, 2011
20. How will I know when garlic is ready to harvest? Updated: November 06, 2011
21. How and when should I harvest cucumbers? Updated: November 06, 2011
22. Can you harvest more than one head of cauliflower from a cauliflower plant? Updated: November 04, 2011
23. My pole beans have produced a first crop, will they form a second? Updated: October 31, 2011
24. What is the best way to tell when apples and pears are ripe? Updated: October 29, 2011
25. How do I dry and preserve black walnuts? Updated: September 27, 2011
26. How do you tell when a green tomato harvested early to prevent freeze damage will ever turn red and ripen? Updated: June 11, 2011
27. Can a single planting of parsley be harvested for more than one year? Updated: May 04, 2011
28. How do I know when my potatoes are ready for harvesting? Updated: April 29, 2011
29. After harvesting, what is the best way for me to store my onions? Updated: April 28, 2011
30. How and when should leeks be planted, and how do you know when they are ready for harvesting? I live in Texas. Updated: April 22, 2011

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