However, if temperatures drop, you'll want to bring all fruits (green or not) indoors. Store in a cool, dark spot — or paper bag — and green fruits will turn red within a week or two.
Pick often to keep plants productive; when harvesting immature pods you encourage new blooms to form. Look for firm, sizable pods and pinch off with your thumbnail and fingers. Each packet contains approximately 40-60 seeds.
Pick often to keep plants productive; when harvesting immature pods you encourage new blooms to form. Look for firm, sizable pods and pinch off with your thumbnail and fingers. Here are our best tips on How to Grow Beans , too! Each packet contains approximately...
Crisp and tasty right off the vine! (55 days) Learn How to Grow Cucumbers here. Ideal for backyard gardens! This extremely productive Pickling Cucumber ( Cucumis sativus ) yields good sized, 8- to 10-inch fruits that keep their dark-green color for a...
Sow directly into prepared beds — no more than 1/2 inch deep — with rows spaced 8-18 inches apart. The National 2 Radish produces red-skinned roots with white flesh and pops up early, ready for snacking! Here are our best tips on How to Grow Radishes...
Watering prior to harvest makes pulling easier. After curing, store in a cool, dry location such as a root cellar. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Start indoors 10-12 weeks before the last frost date of spring.
Watering prior to harvest makes pulling easier. After curing, store in a cool, dry location such as a root cellar. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Start indoors 10-12 weeks before the last frost date of spring.
Plants for a tidy and fiery planting. Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost or, depending on your climate zone, sow directly in the garden after the soil has warmed. Learn How to Grow Peppers here.
Store in a cool, dark spot — or paper bag — and green fruits will turn red within a week or two. Choose a sunny location and provide plants plenty of room by spacing two feet apart in rows separated by five feet.
An old Scottish heirloom that's stood the test of time! Giant Musselburgh Leeks ( Allium ampeloprasum ) grow up to 15-inches long and have deep blue-green leaves with stout, 2- to 3-inch, snow-white stalks.
Look for brown silks, dark green husks and plump kernels that squirt “milky” liquid when pinched; clear juice is immature. Prepare and cook shortly after picking — flavor is lost quickly!
Continue harvesting over several months, or until plants begin to lose flavor. Plants will quickly bolt (flower) in hot weather. Planting and Harvesting Tips: One of the hardiest crops in the vegetable garden.
It's compact, easy to grow and needs little encouragement to produce heaps of glossy red fruits—in almost any climate. This looks like a hot number, but the Jimmy Nardello Pepper is actually one of the best heirloom sweet types to come out of Italy!...
Continue harvesting over several months, or until plants begin to lose flavor. Once plants bolt (flower), the harvestable leaves will become bitter. Learn How to Grow Lettuce here.
Sow 1/2 inch deep after the last frost and temperatures are warm. Space plants 12-inches apart, in rows 6-feet apart. Fruits are ready to harvest when stems turn from green to brown and begin to dry.
Pale green pods grow 6-inches long and yield shiny black seed with a nutty, rich flavor. A great dual purpose variety! Black Valentine Beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) are dependable, cold tolerant and extremely prolific.
Wait for warm days and soil temperatures above 60˚F before planting outside. Plants are heavy feeders and thrive in rich soil full of organic matter. Pick fruits when they are about 4-8 inches long.
However, if temperatures drop, you'll want to bring all fruits (green or not) indoors. Store in a cool, dark spot — or paper bag — and green fruits will turn red within a week or two.
Sow in spring, no deeper than one inch and 2-3 inches apart in all directions. Planting and Harvesting Tips: This cool season crop thrives in sandy, fast draining soil and full sun.
Harvest when the paper husks start to yellow and are loose and crinkly around the fruit. Kept in their husks in a brown paper bag, fruits will last a month or more — often until Thanksgiving — in the refrigerator.
Learn about Growing Carrots here. Harvest at finger size for best texture and flavor. Each packet contains approximately 250 seeds. Extend storage life by cutting off all but 1 inch of the leaves and stem.
Transplant outside after the soil has warmed to 65˚ to 75˚F. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Start indoors 3-4 weeks before the last frost of spring. Prolific plants grow 4- to 6-ft tall and yield plump, pale green and burgundy colored pods.
Make sure that the area is protected from strong winds and cool temperatures. Sow in place two weeks after the last frost and space 2-4 feet apart in rows 5-10 feet apart. Fruits are ready to pick when stems turn from green to brown and begin to dry.
Always cut — do NOT pull — fruits from plants. Most varieties can be eaten when green or under-ripe, however, the flavor improves as plants mature. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Crops require full sun, fast draining soil and regular water.
Vigorous vines yield 12- to 15-inch, smooth skinned fruits that start out green and turn different colors as they dry. Large and colorful, Birdhouse Gourds ( Lagenaria siceraria ) make whimsical shelters for our feathered friends.
Transplant outside after the soil has warmed. Space plants 18-24 inches apart in raised beds or double rows 2-3 feet apart. For smaller fruits, allow the plants to develop naturally.
Sow in late summer for a fall harvest or early spring for a summer harvest. Plant 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep, allowing one foot between plants and two feet between rows. Pick outer leaves as they develop or harvest the entire plant.
