Eggplants are one of those garden vegetables that can feel a little intimidating when it comes to knowing the right time to harvest. Unlike tomatoes, which turn noticeably red, or cucumbers, which ...

Harvesting at the right time improves flavor and texture. If your garden is currently lush with healthy eggplants, you may be wondering when and how to harvest them. While it's a relatively easy ...

Knowing when to harvest vegetables is equally as important as knowing how to grow them. Some veggies do best when picked immature, others need to be fully ripe. (Julia Kumari Drapkin) People work hard ...

A: Harvest eggplants when they are young and glossy. If the skin is dull, the fruit is likely overmature. Hold the fruit, press with your thumb. If it gives, but bounces back, it's ready to harvest.

You should harvest vegetables in the early mornings during summer. This is when crops have recovered from the summer heat from the day before and your veggies will be the juiciest and sweetest.

When it comes to favorite foods, very few people are indifferent about eggplant. They either love it or loathe it. Evidently, more people lean toward the latter, since on the list of the 50 most ...

Grapes and vegetables seemed to be on people’s minds this week. Q: How do I keep birds from eating grapes as they approach maturity? A: Ninety-five-year-old Ferren Bunker places brown lunch bags over ...

We have spent the past month dealing with what we believe are sod webworms. We have thousands of the little moths fluttering around in our grass and bushes. We have tried both bifenthrin granules and ...

We're sharing two of Sarah Nasello's favorite summer harvest recipes: Traditional Gazpacho, featuring fresh tomatoes and cucumber, and our Simple Eggplant Parmigiana. A single day's garden harvest ...

Eggplant, in all its glorious colors, is the perfect salute to late summer. Deep dark purple, pearly white, striped or pale green, eggplants are at their peak now in all their shapes and sizes, from ...