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Vegetable Gardening - Keeping the Harvest Going
Maintaining the vegetable garden starts with harvesting your vegetables at peak. The more you pick, the more vegetables your plants will produce. Here's when to harvest and other tips to keep your vegetable garden producing for the longest season.
A Long Producing Vegetable Garden - Extend Your Vegetable Growing Seas
Tips for getting the most out of your vegetable garden, from the start of the season through fall (and maybe even winter.)
Harvesting Vegetables - How Do You Know When to Pick?
There are no precise guidelines as to when to harvest your vegetables, but there are some rules of thumb to guide you. Most vegetables are harvested just before full maturity, for maximum flavor and the most pleasant texture. The following are criterion for judging whether your vegetables are ready for picking.