Harvesting

If your pumpkins and winter squashes are ripe then you can bring them in to store now – if the skin is well cured then they should last several months….

Borlotti and Cannellini Beans are such a great crop, and if harvested and stored in a certain way you will be able to keep them for several months, ready to…

As colder weather approaches, you may find your cabbages nearing maturity (if they haven’t already done so.) You’ll know when your cabbages are ready to harvest because they will have…

There are several different options for any cannellini beans, borlotti beans or other beans that you have been growing for shelling. Use them fresh: If you want to cook the…

Cauliflower can be a funny one to grow for the first time, as it’s hard to feel that it is growing properly until the cauliflower head can be seen, and…

We thought we’d talk a bit about freezing veggies now that we’re into mid-August and beans are in full swing. It can be a great way to store some crops…

If you’re growing your own sweetcorn to harvest corn-on-the-cobs, the key is to knowing exactly when to pick them for the sweetest, juiciest flavour. The advice for harvesting full sized,…

Maincrop potatoes can normally be harvested between late August and mid October. Our guide below explains how to recognise that they are ready for harvesting, as well as delving into…

This is something we often reference, that you need to harvest regularly to keep pea and bean plants going for longer. The reason for this is that once the pods…

If your brussels sprout plants have reached maturity, you may find that even the upper leaves and top cabbage-like leaves are beginning to turn yellow and drop now, perhaps with…

If you planted purple sprouting broccoli in late summer/early autumn, then the plants should be a fairly good size by now, perhaps reaching a couple of foot tall. It’s not…