Summer Vegetables To Grow
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Summer Vegetables To Grow

28 harvest tips for summer vegetables

It is not so easy to know when the summer vegetables are ready to be harvested. What should a sugar pea really look like on the plant in order to dare to pinch it? And are there any tricks to check if the corn is ready?

In July, most things start to be ready for harvest. The spring sowings of roots, legumes, and leafy vegetables are crowded in the countries and the dream of home-grown food is becoming more and more real. But when is it really time to harvest?

It is not easy to know what a vegetable should look like when it is done. And some vegetables can also be harvested in several different stages, which makes it even a little trickier. If you still have the seed bag, you can get some guidance of both image and text on the seed bag. A good tip is otherwise to google the vegetable and the respective variety. The variety name is important because the different varieties can differ a lot. Certain broccoli can give a huge top shot while other varieties do not put a big top shot at all, but all the more side shoots. And some sugar peas should be harvested tiny while others are tastiest when they are large.

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Below I have listed simply remember about our most common summer vegetables to grow. It’s a little guide to when it’s time to harvest, which I hope especially you who are a beginner will enjoy.

Eggplant

Read about the variety you grow so you know approximately how big it will be. Feel a little of the texture of the fruit. If it is hard — let it sit on the plant for a while longer. If it is a little spongy, you can harvest it. Tip. Salt the cut surfaces before frying and dry after a while, then the pulp will not be so bitter.

Farm beans

Squeeze the tub and harvest when the beans inside are clearly felt. If the broad bean is spongy when you press, let it grow for another time.

Broccoli

Cut or slice the large top shoot while it is still green. Then it bursts into bloom and then it is not as nice. Do not harvest the top shoot too late, as it will take longer for the plant to produce side shoots. Side shoots grow from the foliage and can be harvested in all sizes. Harvest before they burst into bloom.

Break beans/wax beans

The pods should be narrow. They should not become lumpy because the beans inside the pods swell up. Harvest often.

Breast sugar peas

When the ski swells up a bit and becomes a little chubby. Harvest often.

Tuberous fennel

Harvested when a light green swollen lump has formed at the bottom of the plant. If the plant is viable and has not formed a clump, it goes into stock, thus preparing to flower. Tuberous fennel is tricky to grow, but it is better for the plant to be harvested and eaten even if it does not form the long-awaited tuber. All parts of the above-ground can be eaten.

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Yellow onion

Can be harvested as a small onion as soon as you want. Do not forget to use the tops if you harvest early. Full-sized onions are ready when the tops bend and settle to the ground. Do not forget to dry the onion for the best storage.

Cucumber

Is best when the fruit is harvested young. How big the cucumber will be is stated on the seed bag. When the cucumbers are ripe, the seeds inside become hard and the fruit is not as healthy and good.

Cabbages

Are great for both small and large heads — only you decide when it’s time. Put a hand over your head and feel if it feels firm and hard. Can often stay in the country for a long time, but some varieties risk flowering if something stresses them (a hot and dry summer for example), so keep an eye out. The plant blooms when it bursts a little at the top and becomes more elongated than its natural shape.

Corn

Harvest when the top of the corn cob feels round instead of pointed. Then the threads protruding from the corn cob have dried and turned brown.

Mangold

Leaves for leaves, which are cut/twisted/cut from the plant. Start with the outermost leaves in the bunch. Can be harvested in any size. Thin leaves are swollen, large leaves are nutritious and strong.

New Zealand spinach

Regularly pinch small shoots from the plant, then the plant branches off. Harvest regularly for new shoots.

Melon

A ripe melon gets cracks where the stem attachment is stuck in the fruit, then it smells wonderful of melon. Harvest preferably earlier than too late, then the fruit does not taste as good. Watermelons change resonance when ripe. Tap the fruit and listen for a slightly more “hollow” sound.

Carrot

Can be harvested in different sizes depending on how impatient you are. Summer carrots can be harvested as very small. Winter carrots usually stay in the country for a long time and are only harvested when they have grown large. Carefully pull or twist the root out of the ground.

Marjoram peas (green peas)

The pea pod becomes slightly rough when it is just ripe and begins to dry. Do not harvest marrow peas too early, as the peas are undeveloped and give poor yields.

Parsnip

Thin roots can be harvested at any time during the summer by gently pulling them out of the ground or using a shovel. Larger parsnips are harvested during the autumn and winter.

Potatoes

A benchmark is to harvest the early potatoes three months after they have been planted in the ground. Carefully loosen the plant from the ground with a fork and harvest all the potatoes, or pry the potatoes one by one from the soil. NOTE! Never eat the fruits that are formed after flowering in the flower clusters themselves, they are poisonous. The potatoes themselves are not toxic.

Leeks

Can be harvested as very thin onions and as full-grown onions.

Celeriac

Celeriac can be harvested at all stages, but the larger roots of course provide the most food. Pry the root out of the soil and cut off the spreading roots. The stems can be harvested regularly throughout the summer season

Beets (beets)

All different types of beets can be harvested both as tiny beets and as large specimens. Small beets are really good but the smallest ones do not provide much food. Carefully pull or twist the root out of the ground.

Lettuce

Leaf by leaf, which is cut/twisted/cut from the plant. Start with the outermost leaves in the bunch. Can be harvested in any size. Thin leaves are swollen, large leaves are nutritious and strong. Head lettuce is harvested when the head appears to have closed as the variety you have grown should do.

Sugar peas

When they are still flat, before the peas in the pod swell and become larger. Harvest often.

Soybeans

Harvest the beans unripe and green, but with clear beans developed inside the tub. If the beans ripen and become yellowish, they are not as good to fry as edamame beans. Beans to be dried may remain on the plant until it has dried. Cut down the whole plant or harvest tub by tub. Do not forget to dry afterward indoors before storage.

Alcoholic beans (dried beans)

Leave the beans on the plant until it has dried. Cut down the whole plant or harvest tub by tub. Do not forget to dry afterward indoors before storage. Can also be eaten as young beans, but must be cooked first.

Spirit peas

Leave the peas on the plants until they have dried. Cut the whole plants or harvest ski by ski. Do not forget to dry afterward indoors before storage. Can also be eaten like sugar peas before ripening.

Squash Squash is

best when harvested as a small specimen, but they can be harvested as very large fruits. Cut or cut off the stem that the fruit is stuck in.

Tomatoes

Harvest when they have the color of the variety in question. There is no panic if the tomatoes happen to fall off or are harvested unripe, they can ripen in the window and still be very tasty.

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Pinch regularly from small shoots from the plant. The first shoots are taken when the purslane only grows on a stem, then the plant branches off. Harvest regularly for new shoots.

Garlic

Watch as the tops crack and settle to the ground, then the garlic is done. An indication may also be that the leaves have turned yellow. The onion can also be harvested as a thin onion from spring onwards and used like leeks. The tops are also good. Do not forget to dry the onion for best storage after harvest.

The best tip if you are unsure is to try harvesting to see what the vegetable looks like and feel the taste. Is it what you expected? It can take some time to learn what the vegetables look like when they are at their best and even then it is not easy. Weather and temperature play a role, as does harvest time and how much the vegetable has been watered. In addition, a not fully developed vegetable can also be the very best.

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