The fish were big. The bucket was full. But the meat didn’t taste right… and the customers never came back. She missed her harvest window by just a couple of weeks — and it turned five months of work into dog food and compost. In Episode 5 of Farm Fresh, we walk through the final stretch of your first grow‑out: how to know when your tilapia are truly ready, how to read the water and the fish in those last crucial weeks, and how to harvest in a way that protects flavor, texture, and your reputation.