Dumb gardening question but , when a veggie is ready to b picked, how long can you wait until you DO actually pick it?

For example, you don't need any more xyz veggie right now.
Can you wait til next week to harvest it, or will it rot while still in the ground/on the vine?

I've never planted anything before.
I want to get started.

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NeuroticByNature · 41-45, F

it depends on the veggie and possible insects and animals that might want to eat that veggie.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@NeuroticByNature I wanted to start with a small indoor garden

NeuroticByNature · 41-45, F

@iamnikki if its indoors then mostly it depends on the veg. Tomatoes will quickly cross from ripe to rotten. Cucumbers and zucchini will justvget begger snd bigger. Greenbeans will eventually harden to a state thst is unedible. Melons you do have more time to pick.