Golden Rules of Harvesting
How often you should try to check your vegetables for harvestable produce
What is once a day?
It is better to harvest tomatoes...
What is early/when they still have a little green.
A ripe melon should sound like...
What is dull and hollow when knocked on?
The top of a root crop you can see above the ground is called?
What is a shoulder?
A type of leafy green that can be harvested multiple times from the same plant
What is cut and come again?
The ideal size for a ripe zucchini
What is 6 to 8 inches?
The right temperature to store tomatoes
What is room temperature?
When cutting melons off the vine you should...
What is, leave some of the vine?
What is up to 6 months?
Fan dried lettuce will last
What is up to a week longer?
DTM stands for...
Days to Maturity
How to harvest peppers
By cutting off at the stem
A ripe melon should smell like...
What is sweet/like a melon?
For peak freshness, the leaves on your beets should not be taller than...
What is 6 to 8 inches?
the name of the left over heat from veggies being left in the sun
What is field heat?
The ideal time of day to harvest vegetables
What is mid-morning (when it's still cool but dew/moisture has dried up)?
To maximize heat, do this to your jalapenos!
Leave them on the plant as long as possible
Cucumbers can be harvested
What is at any time?
What is in the ground?
What is it called when herbs and leafy crops start to flower?
What is bolting?
True or False: color is always a reliable indicator of ripeness
What is false?
You should remove stems from tomatoes because...
What is, they can puncture other tomatoes your harvesting?
Melons and cucumbers continue to do this after being picked
What is ripen?
The life cycle of a carrot is...
What is biennial?
Between annuals and perennials, which crops are more likely to bolt?
What are annuals?