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Summer Herb Harvesting Tips

Looking for summer herb harvesting tips? Look no further! Here's all you need to know to get the most from your herb garden.

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Harvest Guide to Summer Veggies

Harvesting summer vegetables can be tricky if you're just starting out with gardening. Use our quick guide to know when & how to harvest vegetables in your garden.

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Harvest Guide for Cool Weather Vegetables

Learn to pick homegrown cool weather vegetables at the peak of perfection using these guidelines. Knowing when to harvest is key to getting the best flavor.

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How to Freeze Your Harvest

For simplicity and speed, it’s tough to beat freezing for preserving your garden’s homegrown goodness. Frozen vegetables, fruits, and herbs boast fresh-picked flavors long after the growing season ends.

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Harvest Soups You Can Freeze

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How to Can Your Harvest

Canning preserves summer’s garden-fresh flavors well beyond the harvest season. The result not only tastes great, but can also trim your grocery bill, especially when you grow the food yourself.

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How to Pickle Your Harvest

Simply put, pickling is the practice of preserving food in a high-acid solution. The process involves adding vinegar and/or salt to vegetables to create the acidic solution vital for successful pickling. This is a simple, effective way to preserve your harvest.

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How to Prune Tomatoes for a Big Harvest

Pruning tomato plants is an optional technique that some gardeners use to keep plants tidy, manipulate fruit size, and even speed ripening. There is one big catch: You should only prune indeterminate varieties, which produce new leaves and flowers continuously through the growing season. Here are some reasons to prune.

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For a Plentiful Harvest, Keep Pots Watered

Vegetables and herbs in pots need lots of water, but nature doesn’t always provide enough at the right time — so sometimes it's up to us.

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How to Dry Your Harvest

Drying is one of the oldest food preservation methods, since the simple act of removing the moisture helps keep decay at bay. There are some definite benefits to this method: Dried food doesn’t have to be kept cold (thereby taking up valuable freezer space) and it requires minimal real estate in your cupboard.

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Growing Cilantro

Try growing cilantro for fresh flavor in everything from salsa to marinade. Cilantro prefers cool weather, so plant in spring or fall.

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Growing Basil

It's easy to learn how to grow basil, a versatile, delicious herb. Get expert tips for growing basil in your own home garden.

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How to Store Winter Squash

Learn how to store winter squash and preserve your harvest for months to come. Curing the squash helps ensure safe storage through winter.

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How to Grow and Plant Rhubarb

Rhubarb's tart, colorful stems offer a tangy flavor that is typically tamed with sugar (or strawberries). Get expert tips for growing rhubarb at home.

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How to Grow and Plant Dill

Learn how to grow dill, including planting, caring, troubleshooting, and harvesting. This herb adds flavor to many dishes, and butterflies love the flowers!

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Growing Mint

Growing mint is easy—sometimes too easy. Learn to plant, grow, and control mint in your garden. Growing mint in pots is usually your best bet.

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Growing Carrots

If you enjoy crisp, crunchy carrots, you’ll adore the fresh flavor of homegrown. Not only do they taste especially delicious when you grow carrots in your own garden, but they’re also extra sweet when kissed by frost.

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Growing Arugula

Arugula has become a popular salad green. Growing your own arugula is easy. Try growing arugula in your vegetable or herb garden with Bonnie Plants.

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Growing Rutabagas

Rutabagas ripen best in cool autumn weather. Get expert tips for growing rutabagas in your home vegetable garden for some deleicious fall eats!

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Growing Oregano

Try growing oregano for a tasty addition to many Italian and Greek dishes, or simply for a lush groundcover. Learn to plant, grow, and harvest oregano.

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Growing Spinach

Spinach is a fast-growing plant, yielding many leaves in a short time in the mild weather of spring and fall. Get expert tips for growing spinach.

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Growing Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi grows alongside its cabbage-family cousins in the cool-season vegetable garden. Learn expert tips for growing kohlrabi.

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Crucial Growth Stages When Vegetables Absolutely Need Water

Vegetables go through stages when they are at their most sensitive to water for good growth and development. Find out what they are.