fruit harvesting

Picking Apples Without Mistakes Helps Keep Your Harvest Fresh and Rot-Free for Longer

How you handle apples at harvest has a huge impact on how long they keep. Gentle picking, careful sorting and the right storage conditions will help prevent rot and unnecessary losses.

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The More Often You Harvest, the Longer Plants Keep Cropping

With fruiting vegetables, frequent picking keeps plants flowering and producing for longer. A few crops, such as aubergines, are tastiest when harvested slightly earlier rather than fully mature.

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August treasures most people walk past without noticing

Late summer is packed with wild edible finds—berries, nuts and useful herbs—often right by paths, parks and hedgerows. Here’s what to look for in August and how to use it safely and well.

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