Harvesting and Preserving Your Fall Garden Bounty

Fall is a beautiful time of year when leaves turn bright shades of red, orange, and yellow, and the world is enveloped in warmth and color. Many of us also spend this time of year harvesting our gardens to enjoy the fruits of our labor during the colder months ahead. In Idaho Falls, B&K Lawn and Landscape can help you maintain your garden’s beauty throughout the fall months, making it easier for you to successfully harvest and preserve your autumn bounty. Harvesting your fruits, vegetables, and flowers can be a deeply satisfying experience. It marks the end of the growing season and helps you prepare for the winter ahead. Not to mention, it’s the perfect time to sample the delicious produce you’ve worked so hard to cultivate. To ensure the highest quality of your harvest, you should pay attention to the maturation process of your plants. When harvesting fruits and vegetables, determining when to pick them involves assessing size and color and whether the produce is softening. Pay attention to flavor and texture; some produce may taste better when it is less mature, such as with corn. Many flowers and foliage plants should also be cut just as they reach the peak of their bloom and enjoy their full lifespans in dried arrangements. Direct from the garden, vegetables should be consumed within a few days. If you are unable to consume your harvest immediately or want to preserve it for use later, there are several options you can choose from. Canning, freezing, and dehydration are all methods that allow harvested items to be kept for months or even longer. B&K Lawn and Landscape can help you with decisions pertaining to your fall garden around this time of the year, such as when it’s the best time to harvest and how to best store whatever you’ve chosen to keep. If the harvest is particularly large, there are also options for sharing your bounty with family, friends, or even your community. Eating locally means getting the freshest fruits and vegetables, so when possible, opt for direct contact with those who will consume your produce. Providing produce to food banks or even setting up a roadside stand for shoppers to enjoy your goods are some creative and meaningful ways to share. There is also a sense of joy that comes with creating something from the literal earth. Watering, tilling, fertilizing, and pruning are all ways you can actively show love to the land and appreciate the natural beauty surrounding us. Working in the yard and having your hands in the soil can be a way to ground yourself when life feels chaotic, and it can be meditative to observe how wonderfully nature can do its work. For Idaho Falls residents, the experienced staff of B&K Lawn and Landscape understand the best practices for harvesting and preserving your weapons and can provide helpful suggestions for ways to make sure your bounty gets the attention it deserves. Fall is a special time of year, and B&K Lawn and Landscape wants to help you make the most out of the bounty of your garden. From mowing and snow removal to fertilizer and bug treatments, our experienced staff are dedicated to providing a beautiful, healthy, and stress-free outdoor experience. Contact us today to help you create a beautiful lawn you can be proud of and harvest and preserve your fall garden bounty.