Harvest season is the heart of the gardening year. It’s when all the planning, planting, and care finally pays off. For gardeners, it’s not just about collecting flowers, fruits, or vegetables; it’s the reward for months of patience, observation, and nurturing. There’s a deep satisfaction in holding something you grew yourself from seed or clone and knowing exactly what went into it. Whether you’re pulling tomatoes off the vine or digging up fragrant garlic, harvest season connects you to nature and your effort.
This edition offers many insights into this exciting time of year for any gardener. In “A Scientific Guide to Preserving Quality”, Colin Bell explains how to preserve herbs best and get the drying and curing stage just right. Before the harvest season starts, ensure that your plants have everything they need, or eliminate anything they don’t. In “Finishing Strong: Getting Nitrogen Right in Living Soil”, by Gareth Hopcroft, he offers advice on avoiding having too much available nitrogen in living soil towards the end of the plant’s life.
Whether it’s fruits, vegetables, or herbs, this edition will provide you with tons of tips and advice on how to store and preserve your precious crops so that you can enjoy them for months to come.
If the idea of closing down your garden and having to wait half a year to start up again makes you sad, this doesn’t have to be the end. Take a trip to your local indoor gardening shop. They have everything you need to grow indoors, all year round.
Happy Harvest!
