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Every harvest has its own possibilities.
Some vegetables are easy to dry. Others are better suited to freezing or fermenting. Soft fruit often needs to be processed quickly into jam. Firmer fruit can also be dried or preserved.

The tables below help you quickly choose an initial direction. They are not fixed rules, but a way of looking at what the harvest itself suggests.

Vegetables

Harvest Fresh storage Freezing Drying Fermenting Pickling Processing
Potato ★★★★★–– mashed potato, soup
Beetroot ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ soup, salad
Broccoli ★★★★★★–★ soup, purée
Courgette ★★★★★★★★★★★ soup, chutney, sauce
Cucumber ★★–★★★★★★ relish
Cabbage ★★★★★★★★★★★ soup, stew
Garlic ★★★★★★★★★★★ oil, herb blend
Pumpkin ★★★★★★★★★– soup, purée
Leek ★★★★★★★★– soup, stew
Chilli pepper ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ sauce, sambal
Bell pepper ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ sauce, relish
Radish ★★–★★★★★★ relish
Tomato ★★★★★★★★★★★ sauce, coulis, chutney
Carrot ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ soup, purée

Key
★★★ = very suitable · ★★ = good option · ★ = possible, but less ideal · – = usually not the first choice

Fruit

Fruit is often more delicate than vegetables. Once ripe, time starts to work against you. With a large harvest, it is therefore useful to decide on several destinations straight away.

Harvest Freezing Drying Jam Coulis / juice Chutney
Apple ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Pear ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Plum ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Cherry ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Apricot ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Peach ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Raspberry ★★★★★★★★★★★★
Strawberry ★★★★★★★★★★★★
Blackberries ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Grapes ★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Figs ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Quince ★★★★★★★★★★★★★

Herbs and aromatic plants

Herbs are particularly well suited to carrying a little bit of summer into the winter. Drying is usually the simplest option. Some herbs can also be finely chopped and frozen, for example in small portions.

Herbs Drying Freezing Oil / vinegar Herb blend
Thyme ★★★★★★★★★★★
Rosemary ★★★★★★★★★★★
Oregano ★★★★★★★★★★★
Sage ★★★★★★★★★★★
Mint ★★★★★★★★★★★
Parsley ★★★★★★★★★★
Chives ★★★★★★★★★
Basil ★★★★★★★★★
Bay leaf ★★★★★★★★★★