One of the best parts of growing your own vegetables is finally getting to walk outside and pick something you’ve grown yourself. Even better, some vegetables aren’t finished after that first harvest—they can continue giving you more when you pick them regularly.

With certain plants, harvesting mature leaves, pods, or fruits keeps the plant productive instead of allowing older growth to linger. It doesn’t mean you’ll get an endless supply, but picking at the right time can help you make the most of the plant throughout its growing season.

Here are eight vegetables you’ll want to keep harvesting once they start producing.

Kale

You don’t have to harvest an entire kale plant for a salad or side dish. Pick the larger outer leaves first and leave the smaller center leaves in place, letting the plant keep pushing out fresh growth for future harvests.

Swiss Chard

Swiss chard is one of those vegetables you can return to again and again if you harvest it correctly. Cut the larger outer stalks near the base while leaving the center of the plant alone, and new leaves can continue developing throughout the growing season.

Collard Greens

Collards can provide multiple harvests rather than one big harvest at the end of the season. Remove mature lower leaves as needed, leaving the younger leaves and growing point intact so the plant can keep producing.

Tomatoes

Indeterminate tomatoes can keep flowering and setting fruit for an extended period, often continuing until cold weather or other growing conditions bring the season to an end. Pick ripe tomatoes regularly instead of allowing mature fruit to sit on the vine, especially when plants are producing heavily.

Peppers

Pepper plants can produce several rounds of fruit, making regular harvesting worthwhile once production gets underway. Depending on the variety, you can pick peppers while they’re green or leave them to develop their mature color, then continue checking the plant for the next round.

Eggplant

Pick eggplant when the fruit is still firm, glossy, and the right size for the variety. Regular harvesting prevents older fruits from becoming tough and seedy while allowing a healthy plant to continue flowering and developing additional eggplants.

Beans

Once beans start coming in, you may find yourself heading to the garden every few days with a basket. Pick snap beans while the pods are still tender and before the seeds inside become noticeably swollen, and the plants can continue producing more pods during their productive period.

Peas

Peas can produce a succession of pods over their relatively short season, so don’t wait too long once they’re ready. Pick pods at the ideal stage for the type you’re growing, and keep harvesting regularly rather than letting mature pods stay on the vines.