Harvest & Kitchen

Plan a Staggered Pea Harvest Around Your Other Small Garden Projects

Plan a Staggered Pea Harvest Around Your Other ...

Plan home-grown peas as small staggered sowings that fit around other garden projects, with practical guidance on timing, support, picking and freezing the harvest.

Plan a Staggered Pea Harvest Around Your Other ...

Plan home-grown peas as small staggered sowings that fit around other garden projects, with practical guidance on timing, support, picking and freezing the harvest.

Why Home-Grown Carrots Store Differently: Washing and Moisture Before Storage

Why Home-Grown Carrots Store Differently: Washi...

Wash carrots only when cooking, not before long storage. Learn why surface moisture shortens shelf life and how cool, humid, unwashed storage works.

Why Home-Grown Carrots Store Differently: Washi...

Wash carrots only when cooking, not before long storage. Learn why surface moisture shortens shelf life and how cool, humid, unwashed storage works.

Calendula Petals for the Kitchen: How Light Shapes Harvest and How to Prep for the Best Result

Calendula Petals for the Kitchen: How Light Sha...

How sunlight shapes calendula petal color and yield, plus the supplies and steps for harvesting, separating and drying edible petals for the kitchen.

Calendula Petals for the Kitchen: How Light Sha...

How sunlight shapes calendula petal color and yield, plus the supplies and steps for harvesting, separating and drying edible petals for the kitchen.

Working With Variable Currant Harvests: Matching Each Batch to the Right Kitchen Method

Working With Variable Currant Harvests: Matchin...

Sort home-grown currants by ripeness and firmness, then match firm berries to freezing and drying, soft berries to sauce and juice, and underripe fruit to tested preserves.

Working With Variable Currant Harvests: Matchin...

Sort home-grown currants by ripeness and firmness, then match firm berries to freezing and drying, soft berries to sauce and juice, and underripe fruit to tested preserves.

Freezing Mint: Build a Ready-to-Use Herb Supply

Freezing Mint: Build a Ready-to-Use Herb Supply

A practical guide to freezing culinary mint: when to harvest, how to prepare leaves, and which freezing method suits cooking, sauces, drinks and tea.

Freezing Mint: Build a Ready-to-Use Herb Supply

A practical guide to freezing culinary mint: when to harvest, how to prepare leaves, and which freezing method suits cooking, sauces, drinks and tea.

How to Cut Onion Trimming Losses Without Losing the Good Parts

How to Cut Onion Trimming Losses Without Losing...

Reduce preparation loss on home-grown bulb onions by stabilizing the root and neck, peeling only damaged layers, and keeping sound outer rings intact for cooking or storage.

How to Cut Onion Trimming Losses Without Losing...

Reduce preparation loss on home-grown bulb onions by stabilizing the root and neck, peeling only damaged layers, and keeping sound outer rings intact for cooking or storage.