High-Yield Vegetable Gardening

"Garden as though you will live forever." -- William Kent
"The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies." -- Gertrude Jekyll
"To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul." -- Alfred Austin
"I like gardening – it’s a place where I find myself when I want to lose myself." -- Alice Sebold
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." -- Audrey Hepburn
"If you’ve never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden." -- Robert Brault
"All gardening is landscape painting." -- Alexander Pope
"By bringing a soulful consciousness to gardening, sacred space can be created outdoors." -- S. Kelley Harrell

When

When to harvest

Variety	Optimum Harvesting Time
Beets – leaves	While young and tender
Beets – bulbs	While bulbs are solid and crisp, before becoming woody
Broccoli	When heads first begin to loosen, before flowers appear
Cabbage	After heads become solid, and before they split
Cantaloupe	When the stem end separates easily from the vine
Cauliflower	When heads first begin to loosen, before flowers appear
Chard	While leaves are tender
Corn	After kernels develop, while they still have milk
Cucumber	Before seeds develop
Potatoes – New	While the skin slips easily
Potatoes – Storage	After leaves and vines dry
Radishes	Before bulbs are pithy – best in cool weather
Squash – zucchini and yellow	While smaller, and before seeds develop
Tomatoes	When full color is reached
Turnips	While bulbs are solid and crisp