Harvesting Vegetables - How Do You Know When to Pick? The main point behind growing your own vegetables is how much better they taste fresh from the garden.
The only fail safe way to guarantee harvesting vegetables at the optimal time is to taste test. However, there are some guidelines for judging when vegetables are ripe and ready for harvest. Keep in mind that great flavor isn't a simple matter of size or color. Without the right combination of soil, sun and water many vegetables can vary greatly in taste and performance. There are no precise guidelines for when to harvest your vegetables, but there are some rules of thumb to guide you.
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