Harvesting device (1) for harvesting vegetable crops from the ground, which vegetable crops have a stem and a crown supported by the stem and leaves attached to the stem, said device comprising a frame (2), a first drive (4) for moving the frame onward over the ground, a cutter (16) for severing the stem, a second drive for the cutter, a stripper (14) for stripping the leaves from the stem, and a third drive for moving the stripper vertically along the stem for in the stripper's strip position stripping the leaves from the stem.
