Chives

Chives

 Get The Most Out of Your Chives from Backyard Eats Harvesting Chives When It’s Ready When plants are established and grow long green stalks Late March – November When It’s Too Late When plants have gone to flower (aka bolted), which makes them...
Beets

Beets

 Get The Most Out of Your Beets from Backyard Eats Harvesting Beets When It’s Ready When the leaves are 6-12 inches long When beet roots are  1½ to 3 inches in diameter Beets will start to deteriorate if you leave them in the ground for more than 10 days after...
Carrots

Carrots

 Get The Most Out of Your Carrots from Backyard Eats Harvesting Carrots When It’s Ready Usually 60-80 days after sowing seeds You can start harvesting individual carrots as soon as they are big enough to eat You may leave them all to mature for a single harvest...
Bite-Sized Tomatoes

Bite-Sized Tomatoes

 Get The Most Out of Your Bite-Sized Tomatoes from Backyard Eats Harvesting Bite-Sized Tomatoes When It’s Ready When you see that unmistakable bright red, orange, or yellow color Tomatoes will be slightly soft to the touch when ripe Tomatoes can be harvested...
Basil

Basil

 Get The Most Out of Your Basil from Backyard Eats Harvesting Basil When It’s Ready When the plant is at least 6-8″ tall When the plant has a few sets of green, unfurled leaves When the plant “bolts” (begins to flower) the leaves turn bitter...