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Are your tomato plants producing more than you can process or freeze? Or is your garden looking like cucumbers gone wild? If you have a plentiful harvest, you definitely should share them amongst your friends and family who will appreciate them. Here are some tips to ensure your fruits and veggies don’t go to waste AFTER you give them away (because let’s face it, haven’t most of us been given some free veggies and we just didn’t quite get around to using them before they went bad?)
Pick the day you give away Vegetables are best the day you pick them, despite what the grocery stores try and tell you. It is usually better to be left on the plant for that extra day than to sit in a bag by your garage door for that extra day before you can deliver them.