Harvesting & Preserving
Every year we manage to grow a mass abundance of dill – without fail. In fact, I’d say that we improve our yields tremendously year over year. This wonderfully flavoured herb is easy to harvest once you know how to do it. In this article, I’ll go over our techniques for how to harvest dill
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Garlic has become one of our favorite vegetables to grow since we figured out how to successfully grow garlic in our Zone 5 garden. Every June, while we’re still weeks away from harvesting full garlic bulbs, the plants give us an early bonus harvest: garlic scapes. This post may contain affiliate links. If you use
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If you’ve got red clover growing nearby, you’re sitting on something useful! Not just for your soil or pollinators – but something you can actually harvest and use yourself naturally. I began paying attention to red clover once I got more into herbal remedies (see my collection of medicinal herb guides here). Red clover one
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Pumpkins are one of our favourite things to grow, but harvesting them is only the first step if you want them to last through the fall. Learning how to cure pumpkins after harvesting helps harden the rind and prepare them for storage, whether you’re saving them for Halloween or planning to use them in the
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