Harvesting vegetables: This is the best time of day to do so

Created: 08/01/2022 1:49 p.m

Even if vegetables are mainly harvested in summer, the time of day has a special influence.

Whether in the morning or in the evening can make a crucial difference.

In summer, hobby gardeners look forward to harvesting their vegetables.

Finally offer a richly set table.

Whether lettuce, courgettes or tomatoes, many things can be easily grown and grown in the smallest of spaces.

But the harvest time should be carefully observed here.

Because it can make a big difference for many types of vegetables.

The right time of day determines the success of the harvest (symbol photo).

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Harvest vegetables: This time of day is best

After growing the vegetables and avoiding the typical mistakes, it's time to harvest.

But even here things can go wrong.

The correct time of day should not only be observed with Swiss chard.

According to the Federal Information Center for Agriculture (BZL), vegetables should best be harvested in the morning, as they are crisp and fresh then.

Lettuce in particular loses a lot of its freshness over the course of the day.

The reason for this is the loss of water during the day.

On the other hand, radishes and radishes can also be harvested in the evening.

Large heat fluctuations also play a role in the vegetable harvest.

During long periods of heat, care should be taken that it has cooled down a bit by harvest time.

The following factors therefore play a major role in correct harvesting:

• time of day

• The right time

• weather

• harvesting method

The time of day not only affects the freshness of the vegetables.

People who need to watch for nitrate levels should also keep an eye on this.

Spinach, beetroot, radish or arugula are considered to be vegetables with a high nitrate content.

Nitrate is a very important nutrient for plants, which decreases over the course of the day due to the influence of the sun.

Consequently, these vegetables should be harvested in the evening hours to keep the nitrate content as low as possible.

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Hobby gardeners can adhere to the following rules:

• Should the vegetables be stored?

  Harvesting early in the morning is recommended here

• Harvest lettuce early in the morning, radishes and radishes in the evening

• Eat vegetables that contain nitrate rather seldom and harvest them in the evening hours

• Water vegetables regularly, since drought increases nitrate levels