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Storing and Preserving Zucchini

Storing and Preserving Zucchini

Zucchini, a versatile and delicious addition to countless recipes, deserves careful attention when it comes to harvesting and preservation. Whether plucked fresh from your garden or sourced from the market,  
Harvesting your Lavender

Harvesting your Lavender

If you’re growing lavender for use in the kitchen, then you really want to start harvesting your lavender stalks just before the buds open.  
Choosing Between Types of Pruning Shears

Choosing Between Types of Pruning Shears

What I love about gardening is that there's always something new to learn—some new experience a friend shared with you to improve the taste of your tomatoes or a trick  
Harvesting your Rhubarb

Harvesting your Rhubarb

In general, you can start harvesting your rhubarb the second year after planting; that’s assuming you started with a division/crown/root. You’ll have to wait until the third year after planting  
Harvesting your Kale

Harvesting your Kale

How you harvest your kale depends on a combination of the type of kale you’re growing, and when you want it—a little at a time, or all at once?  
Harvesting your Oranges

Harvesting your Oranges

You’ve watered. You’ve weeded. You’ve cut off suckers. You’ve watched, week after week, month after month, for a sign that your oranges are ripe for the picking. How will you