Harvest & Kitchen

How Scent Sharpens the Taste of Home-Grown Turnips

How Scent Sharpens the Taste of Home-Grown Turnips

Use the scent of freshly harvested turnips to judge quality and flavour, then clean, trim, cook and store roots and greens for the best kitchen results.

How Scent Sharpens the Taste of Home-Grown Turnips

Use the scent of freshly harvested turnips to judge quality and flavour, then clean, trim, cook and store roots and greens for the best kitchen results.

Kitchen Equipment That Makes a Short Melon Harvest Manageable

Kitchen Equipment That Makes a Short Melon Harv...

Learn which kitchen tools speed up processing home-grown melons during a concentrated harvest window, from long knives and grooved boards to scoops, shallow containers and freezing trays.

Kitchen Equipment That Makes a Short Melon Harv...

Learn which kitchen tools speed up processing home-grown melons during a concentrated harvest window, from long knives and grooved boards to scoops, shallow containers and freezing trays.

Recognize True Spinach by Its Leaves, Stems, and Roots

Recognize True Spinach by Its Leaves, Stems, an...

Identify true spinach by arrowhead leaves with basal lobes, smooth surface, compact rosette, and taproot; separate it from common substitutes and harvest it for tender kitchen use.

Recognize True Spinach by Its Leaves, Stems, an...

Identify true spinach by arrowhead leaves with basal lobes, smooth surface, compact rosette, and taproot; separate it from common substitutes and harvest it for tender kitchen use.

Home-Grown Citrus: Plan Around the One Thing You Don't Know

Home-Grown Citrus: Plan Around the One Thing Yo...

Use a tasting window to plan a home-grown citrus harvest when ripeness is unknown. Sample fruit, judge juice and rind, and match picks to fresh eating, juice, zest and freezing.

Home-Grown Citrus: Plan Around the One Thing Yo...

Use a tasting window to plan a home-grown citrus harvest when ripeness is unknown. Sample fruit, judge juice and rind, and match picks to fresh eating, juice, zest and freezing.

Frozen Figs: Two Ways to Improve Thawing and Kitchen Use

Frozen Figs: Two Ways to Improve Thawing and Ki...

Compare slow refrigerator thawing with portioned freezing for home-grown figs. Learn which method suits which dish, how to thaw safely, and which containers help.

Frozen Figs: Two Ways to Improve Thawing and Ki...

Compare slow refrigerator thawing with portioned freezing for home-grown figs. Learn which method suits which dish, how to thaw safely, and which containers help.

Squash Blossoms From Your Winter Squash Patch: Identifying the Edible Flower You Actually Have

Squash Blossoms From Your Winter Squash Patch: ...

Learn to tell male from female winter squash blossoms, select the right flowers for cooking, clean and hold them, and prepare stuffed or sautéed blossoms from your own patch.

Squash Blossoms From Your Winter Squash Patch: ...

Learn to tell male from female winter squash blossoms, select the right flowers for cooking, clean and hold them, and prepare stuffed or sautéed blossoms from your own patch.