Harvest & Kitchen

Bulb Onion Varieties: Match Species and Cultivar to Your Harvest

Bulb Onion Varieties: Match Species and Cultiva...

Learn how day length and cultivar groups shape onion flavor and storage, and how to plan one bed for fresh eating, winter storage, shallots and reds.

Bulb Onion Varieties: Match Species and Cultiva...

Learn how day length and cultivar groups shape onion flavor and storage, and how to plan one bed for fresh eating, winter storage, shallots and reds.

Preserving Home-Grown Lettuce by Working With Natural Variation

Preserving Home-Grown Lettuce by Working With N...

Practical methods for home-grown lettuce: sorting, fresh storage, blanching and freezing, limited drying, and adapting recipes to leaf type and condition.

Preserving Home-Grown Lettuce by Working With N...

Practical methods for home-grown lettuce: sorting, fresh storage, blanching and freezing, limited drying, and adapting recipes to leaf type and condition.

Sorting Home-Grown Thyme: Why Two Plants From the Same Garden Taste Different

Sorting Home-Grown Thyme: Why Two Plants From t...

Learn why two home-grown thymes can smell and taste different, and how to sort a harvest by identity, leaf quality, aroma, and stem texture for fresh use, drying, freezing, and...

Sorting Home-Grown Thyme: Why Two Plants From t...

Learn why two home-grown thymes can smell and taste different, and how to sort a harvest by identity, leaf quality, aroma, and stem texture for fresh use, drying, freezing, and...

How to Package Dried Chives So the Delicate Pieces Stay Whole

How to Package Dried Chives So the Delicate Pie...

Keep home-grown dried chives whole and green with rigid, airtight, light-blocking containers, loose filling, a soft top layer and careful labelling.

How to Package Dried Chives So the Delicate Pie...

Keep home-grown dried chives whole and green with rigid, airtight, light-blocking containers, loose filling, a soft top layer and careful labelling.

Culinary Rosemary: Match the Harvest Method to the Kitchen Result

Culinary Rosemary: Match the Harvest Method to ...

Grow and use home-grown culinary rosemary: choose sprigs, stripped leaves, drying or freezing for the right kitchen result, and set up a practical work area.

Culinary Rosemary: Match the Harvest Method to ...

Grow and use home-grown culinary rosemary: choose sprigs, stripped leaves, drying or freezing for the right kitchen result, and set up a practical work area.

Calendula Petals From Garden to Kitchen: Handling a Big Harvest

Calendula Petals From Garden to Kitchen: Handli...

Turn a large home-grown calendula harvest into useful kitchen petals: harvest timing, drying, freezing and storage, plus the equipment that makes each batch work.

Calendula Petals From Garden to Kitchen: Handli...

Turn a large home-grown calendula harvest into useful kitchen petals: harvest timing, drying, freezing and storage, plus the equipment that makes each batch work.