1) Turnips 2) Sunflowers + Pole Beans
Turnips: Harvest Season in Our Garden/How We Use It
- This root vegetable is ready to be harvested in June.
- The turnips are sent to be used in a chef's conference held by the dining halls.
Sunflowers: Harvest Season in Our Garden/How We Use It
- Sunflowers are largely planted for garden asthetics - being a uniquely large member of the daisy family. However they are also often harvested for their edible seeds.
- Sunflowers bloom in August through September
- Most of the sunflowers are kept in the garden for beauty. A few are harvested for flower boquets sold at the farmers market.
Pole Beans: Harvest Season in Our Garden/How We Use It
- This legume and its edible seeds will be ready to be harvested from July through October, depending on what stage you want to pick them at.
- The pole beans are mostly sent to the dining halls, if dining cannot use them they will be sent to Amherst Survival Center.
