{"id":270,"date":"2015-07-14T15:06:39","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T15:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/?p=270"},"modified":"2015-08-06T21:23:03","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T21:23:03","slug":"harvesting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/?p=270","title":{"rendered":"Harvesting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harvesting<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lettuce and greens harvesting tips that are simple and fun:<\/span><\/p>\n

Harvest with kid-size scissors.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s hard to pick lettuce and greens without tearing up the roots.\u00a0 <\/span>It also makes them easier to wash, since you\u2019re not pulling out soil.\u00a0 <\/span>Using scissors, cut lettuces and greens just above the soil.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have plenty of bowls handy for harvested lettuce and greens.<\/span><\/p>\n

Large plastic storage tubs are ideal for washing lettuce and greens.\u00a0 <\/span>Fill about half way with water, add a little lettuce and greens at a time, swish around and remove. Place lettuce and greens in colanders and shake to get rid of excess water.\u00a0 <\/span>Refill with water as it becomes dirty.<\/span><\/p>\n

Become human salad spinners!\u00a0 <\/span>Gather a dozen or so clean pillowcases.\u00a0 <\/span>Add a couple handfuls of lettuce that has been washed and drained in colanders to the pillowcase.\u00a0 <\/span>Close, grip and start spinning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keep salad bowls separate from harvest bowls.\u00a0 <\/span>Keep a couple large bowls reserved for clean, dry lettuce and greens<\/span><\/p>\n

Other harvesting tips:<\/span><\/p>\n

Teach children what each veggie looks like when it\u2019s ready to be harvested.<\/span><\/p>\n

Teach how to properly pick, wash, and store each veggie.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have plenty of containers, bowls, buckets, or boxes available for easy harvesting. Think REUSE and RECYCLE J<\/span><\/p>\n

Have a Growing Gardeners Party!<\/span><\/p>\n

One fun way to celebrate is to have a veggie party!\u00a0 <\/span>Teach children how to make a dish using their veggies from their gardens.\u00a0 <\/span>It can be as simple as a salad or as complex as one of your favorite veggie recipes!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013Jennifer Neureiter<\/span><\/p>\n

Elementary school teacher in Morgan County IN and co-founder of WhyNotTodayIndiana.org.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Harvesting Lettuce and greens harvesting tips that are simple and fun: Harvest with kid-size scissors.\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to pick lettuce and greens without tearing up the roots.\u00a0 It also makes them easier to wash, since you\u2019re not pulling out soil.\u00a0 Using scissors, cut lettuces and greens just above the soil. Have plenty of bowls handy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":396,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/element-e1438896004629.jpeg?fit=576%2C270","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p60iPd-4m","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":529,"url":"http:\/\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/?p=529","url_meta":{"origin":270,"position":0},"title":"Spinach and Red Leaf Lettuce Salad","author":"Beth Harlin","date":"January 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Submitted by Mama Root, April 2015) It is official, springtime is really here--the season of rebirth!\u00a0 I don't know about you but the change to springtime weather and the promise of the greening of our landscapes always boosts my spirits.\u00a0 Right now the cool weather crops are ready to be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Lettuce"","block_context":{"text":"Lettuce","link":"http:\/\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"image2","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/image2-e1428792808844-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":267,"url":"http:\/\/firstfruitsgarden.org\/?p=267","url_meta":{"origin":270,"position":1},"title":"Planting & Watering","author":"Beth Harlin","date":"July 14, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Planting the Garden Now that the garden plot in designed, it is time to plant! 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