Book 29, Question 134
How do you know when vegetables are ready to pick?
Each crop has its own signs.
Tomatoes are fully colored and slightly soft. Beans should snap crisply, and zucchini is best when it's small, about six to eight inches. Radishes show a round shoulder at the soil line. Pumpkins have hard rinds and dry stems. Seed packets list the days to harvest, but looks and feel are the best guides.