What’s in Season?

A simple guide to what fruits and vegetables are in season month by month and season by season

Photo by alicjane

The freshest, most flavorful foods are those grown locally and in season. If you’ve ever eaten a freshly picked strawberry right from the plant, you know what I mean. With such a variety of produce in our grocery stores, however, it’s hard to know what really is in season. Of course, you can go to your local Farmers’ Market to buy seasonal produce first hand or grow some yourself.

Here’s a simple guide to when popular fruits and vegetables are in season as well as a list of foods for each season. I was surprised to find how many fruits and vegetables are seasonal in the winter.

FRUIT

• Applies: September and October
• Blueberries: May to August
• Clementines: November through January
• Grapefruit: January through April
• Lemons (Eureka or Lisbon): May through August
• Lemons (Meyer): November through March
• Limes: May through October
• Ruby Red Grapefruit: October to April
• White Grapefruit: April through June
• Blood Orange: December through April
• Navel Orange: December through March
• Peaches: July through September
• Anjou Pears: Winter
• Bartlett Pears: late Summer
• Bosc and Comice Pears: Fall through Winter
• Strawberries: June through mid-August
• Tangerine: October through January
• Tomatoes: June through September, peaking at end of summer

VEGETABLES

• Asparagus: early Spring
• Artichokes: peak March to May
• Avocado: Spring through Autumn
• Beets: June through October
• Broccoli: Spring and Fall; October through April
• Cabbage: late Fall through Winter
• Carrots: late Summer through Fall
• Cauliflower: Fall