Harvesting your garden should bring you a sense of joy, but sometimes, the shelf life of that produce is short, and may begin to wither. So, when you harvest your garden, you should bring everything inside immediately, and also store it at temperatures specific to the produce. For certain leafy vegetables, you should wrap them to keep them moist, while other root vegetables should be stored in a cool dark place. If you harvest more than you consume, you should freeze, pickle, dehydrate, or can the extra.
Key Takeaways:
- Once your produce is harvested, bring it inside because if not the extra sunlight it gets will make the vegetables mushy.
- Wrap your greens if you can’t eat them right away in a wet paper towel and stored them in a airtight bad to help keep moisture.
- Freeze your surplus by washing and drying them and then putting them in freezer bags to help preserve them for future use.
“Throwing away what you grew is like throwing away your hard work, time, and money.”
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