by Founder | Apr 11, 2023 | Harvest Guides
Get The Most Out of Your Hot Peppers from Backyard Eats Harvesting Hot Peppers When It’s Ready Habanero peppers are ready to harvest when fully orange Jalapenos can be picked at any stage from green to red: the redder they are, the sweeter they’ll be...
by Founder | Apr 11, 2023 | Harvest Guides
Get The Most Out of Your Heirloom and Beefsteak Tomatoes From Backyard Eats Harvesting Heirloom and Beefsteak Tomatoes When It’s Ready Tomatoes can be harvested any time after the appearance of orange or yellow coloring on the blossom end (bottom). Harvest at...
by Founder | Apr 11, 2023 | Harvest Guides
Get The Most Out of Your Head Lettuce from Backyard Eats Harvesting Head Lettuce When It’s Ready In the early stages, you may cut off individual leaves (e.g. for a sandwich) Harvest the full head of lettuce whenever it is filled out, or when the leaves from...
by Founder | Apr 11, 2023 | Harvest Guides
Get The Most Out of Your Garlic from Backyard Eats Harvesting Garlic Harvest Garlic Scapes In spring (April/May), a central flower stalk appears. This is called the scape, and it’s a tasty early product of hardneck garlic. After the scape has begun to curl over the...
by Founder | Apr 11, 2023 | Harvest Guides
Get The Most Out of Your Eggplant from Backyard Eats Harvesting Eggplant When It’s Ready Eggplants can be harvested at varying sizes. Like cucumbers, larger eggplants will have larger seed cavities which can be undesirable for cooking Asian eggplant: pick when...
