Replying to @liltatersss Harvesting rosemary is similar to harvesting basil and other leafy herbs. Either cut 6-8" of a stem off, right above a growth node, or trace the stem back to the base of the plant and remove the entire stem to shape the overall rosemary bush. You can also root the tips of rosemary in soil and create awesome gifts for family and friends with nearly zero effort! #garden

Some garlic provides more than a bulb! Hardneck garlic will "scape", or produce a young flower shoot that most gardeners prune off to encourage bigger, better bulbs. Do it when the scape curls over once! BUT, you can also eat scapes! We brought in @Paul who - despite helping out in the garden every day - doesn't like veggies and cooked up some of the scapes to taste-test them.

Did you know paprika is basically just dried and ground up sweet peppers? Different cultures have different methods, but most of the time it's a Capsicum annuum variety of pepper. You might know those by their more common names like bell pepper, Hungarian sweet peppers, etc. Last year, we grew a ton of peppers and threaded through the "caps" with some twine and a needle, then hung them in our garden shed for a few months. The key here is drying in low humidity, otherwise you get rot like we did with a few of ours. Then, when dry you take them down, cut the tops off, and chop into small pieces. Use a spice grinder instead of a food processor, it'll help get to a fine powder. Strain with a fine mesh strainer and you have bright, vibrant, spicy & sweet #paprika that you grew yourself!

Before refrigeration, we all had to figure out how to store our harvests so they lasted as long as possible. Uber Eats didn't exist hundreds of years ago, after all ;) Carrots and other root crops store EXCEPTIONALLY well sandwiched in between layers of slightly moist sand. If you do this, it's important not to wash the carrots beforehand. Store them as-is, with bits of dirt and roots still attached as this helps extend their longevity. Add a 2" layer of sand to the bottom of a container, then layer in carrots, making sure they don't touch. Keep layering until you reach the top of the container, then store in a cool, dark area uncovered. Your carrots will last up to 6 months like this - nature's refrigerator!

Another day in the garden. It's getting to be peak spring, which means there's an endless amount of things to do - weeding, harvesting, planting, trellising, and dealing with an overabundance of eggs! We like using quality tools out in the garden, and that means keeping them in tip top shape year after year. For that, we love @3inonebrand oil for rust removal, lubrication, and long-term protection. Works like a charm! #3inoneanddone #3INONEpartner