First Honey Harvest – Part 2

A few weeks ago, we harvested a frame of honeycomb from our bee hive. We've enjoyed eating thin slices of comb and chewing on it to extract the honey. What…

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Harvesting Onions

This week's Tip Of The Week explores the similarities and differences between harvesting onions vs. garlic or shallots.

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Harvesting Romano Beans

There’s something romantic about Romano beans. Maybe it’s the history, being associated with Italy, or maybe it’s the fantasy of standing on a
terrace with a platter of grapes and Parmigiano-Reggiano, overlooking a Tuscan vineyard.  

Romano beans are typically grown to be eaten fresh, as a flat bean. If picked when tender, they snap and add sweetness to classic dishes like braised beans and cool, summer salads.

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Harvesting Edamame

In spring, we experimented with planting edamame (soybeans) and, despite having to re-seed 3 times (with only 7 out of 20 seeds surviving in the
end), the plants have yielded excellent results. Today we began harvesting the plump pods.

We’ve grown edamame from seedlings once before, but never from seed. Trial, and plenty of error, lead us to discover that soaking the seeds before planting is a bad idea when it comes to Sayamusume
soybeans. We did inoculate …

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Harvesting Blackberries – Very Carefully

Here is Southern  California the cane berries are ripening.  We planted
a cutting last year, and the reward has been sweet so far. W
e’ve been nibbling on a few blackberries each day.  

The question always comes up: How do you know when to harvest?  Here is a simple primer.

Blackberries produce fruit on second-year canes

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10-17-07 Of Harvest and Plantings

10-17-07 Of Harvest and Plantings In This Issue:     1. Of Harvest and Plantings     2. A Bounty of Butternut     3. Gardenerd Tip of the Month     4. Gardenerd…

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11-20-09 Thanksgiving Harvest

11-20-09 Thanksgiving Harvest In this issue: November in the Garden New things at Gardenerd.com Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Growing Compost Crops Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gift Certificates 1.…

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