Harvesting Vegetables

Harvesting a large garden can actually get to be a nightmare if you don't monitor it fairly carefully, especially in a really successful growing season.

It's not a bad idea at planting time to set up an expected harvest schedule based on each vegetable's predicted harvest date (found on the seed package).

Then make it a point to get into the garden at the proper times and remove the ripe vegetables. Otherwise, they can rot pretty quickly in the summer heat.

And don't be surprised if you're bringing out a basketful of fresh vegetables every day for 2 or 3 months.