Nothing feels more satisfying than carrying a basket of freshly picked tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, or carrots into the kitchen. That colorful harvest represents weeks or even months of planning, watering, weeding, and waiting. One simple mistake after harvest, however, can shorten the life of those hard-earned vegetables. Many gardeners reach for the sink before anything…
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8 Ways to Use Overripe Garden Produce Before It Spoils
A garden can go from “nothing is ready yet” to “why are there 47 zucchini on the counter?” with astonishing speed. Overripe tomatoes soften, cucumbers turn yellow, peppers wrinkle, and fruit can move from perfectly edible to questionable before the weekend even arrives. Slightly past-prime produce still has plenty of work left to do in…