SEASONAL VEGETABLES

I’m including two lists here, primarily for my own convenience, but, they might help you as well — first, there’s the general list of seasonal vegetables (for the US), and, then there is the Northeast list (seasonal vegetables in the American Northeast) – you’ll like this one if a)you’re in the Northeast, and b)you want to be a locavore

If you want a list for a specific state, you can go to to about.com’s listings and choose the state you’re interested in.

The general US list has a lot more vegetables and fruit, and the Northeast has only the products which you can get in this region.

SEASONAL VEGETABLES (general, US):

by month and by season

MONTH	VEGETABLES & FRUIT	BY SEASON
MARCH	artichokes, asparagus, avocados, bananas, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower,, grapefruit, kumquats, lettuce, mushrooms, navel oranges, radishes, spinach	SPRING asparagus, chicory, Jersey Royal new potatoes, purple sprouting broccoli, radishes, rhubarb, spinach, spring onions, watercress
APRIL	artichokes, asparagus, bananas, cabbage, chicory, escarole,mushrooms, onions, pineapple, radishes rhubarb, sugar snap peas, spinach, strawberries
MAY	asparagus, bananas, celery, Vidalia onions, , papaya, peas, pineapple, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, watercress
JUNE	apricots, avocados, bananas, green beans, blackberries, boysenberries, cantaloupe, cherries, corn, cucumbers, figs, limes, mangos, nectarines, onions, peas, peaches, peppers, pineapple, plums, raspberries, summer squash, strawberries,	SUMMER apricots, artichoke, asparagus, french beans, blackberries, blueberries, broad beans, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, swiss chard, cherries, cucumber, currants, eggplant, fennel, gooseberries, leeks, lettuce, loganberries, peas, snow peas, peppers, plums, potatoes, radishes, raspberries, strawberries, spinach, tomatoes, zucchini
JULY	Gravenstein apples, apricots, bananas, green beans, blueberries, cabbage, cantaloupe, cherries, corn, cucumbers, dill, eggplant, figs, nectarines, okra, red onions, peaches, peppers, prunes, summer squash, watermelon
AUGUST	apples, beets, bananas, cabbage, carrots, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, figs, garlic, green beans, red grapes, melons, nectarines, onions, Valencia oranges, peaches, pears, peppers, plums, potatoes, summer squash, raspberries, tomatoes
SEPTEMBER	apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, corn, cucumbers, dill, eggplant, figs, grapes greens, , melons, okra, onions, pears, peppers, potatoes, summer squash, tomatoes, yams	FALL: apples, artichokes, Jerusalem artichoke, bananas, beets, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chicory, corn, cucumbers, carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers, dill, eggplant, fennel, figs, grapes, greens, leeks, mushrooms, parsnips, pears, peppers, plums, potatoes, raspberries, zucchini, Damson plums potatoes, pumpkin, radishes, rutabaga, squash, turnips, watercress
OCTOBER	apples, apples, artichokes, , bananas, broccoli, grapes, peppers, persimmons, pomegranates, pumpkins, winter squash, yams
NOVEMBER	apples, bananas, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, cranberries, dates, eggplant, mushrooms, Bosc & Cornice pears, persimmons, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, winter squash,
DECEMBER	apples, avocados, bananas, Brussels sprouts,dates, grapefruit, lemons, limes, mushrooms, oranges,pears, pineapple, sweet potatoes, tangerines turnips	WINTER: apples, avocados, bananas, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, dates, grapefruit, kumquats, lemons, limes, mangos, mushrooms, oranges, pears, pineapple, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tangerines, turnips, winter squash
JANUARY	avocados, bananas, cabbage, cauliflower, lemons, mushrooms, pears, potatoes, winter squash tangerines, turnips,
FEBRUARY	broccoli, grapefruit, avocados, bananas, cabbage, cauliflower, kumquats, mangos, mushrooms, pears, tangerines, winter squash

SEASONAL VEGETABLES IN THE AMERICAN NORTHEAST

My skills are still limited, so this is not the prettiest chart – what I’ve done is enter each vegetable or fruit under the quarter it first appears in – if it comes in another quarter, I’ve listed it again – so – you look under the quarter, and, then, if you notice something to the left, you look to see the specifics there.  There is no January to March, because nothing is seasonal here in those months.

SEASONAL VEGETABLES & FRUIT
APRIL –JUNE	JULY –SEPTEMBER	OCTOBER – DECEMBER
	Apples – July – Nov	X
asparagus – late Apr – Mid June
	beans, lima – late Aug – Oct	Beans, lima
	Beans, snap – July – Oct	Beans, snap
beets – June – Nov	Beets	Beets
beet greens – May – Sept	Beet greens
	Blackberries – Aug – Sept
	Blueberries – mid July – Sept
Broccoli – June – Nov	Broccoli	Broccoli
		brussels sprouts – Sept- Nov
Cabbage – June – early Dec	Cabbage	Cabbage
	Cantaloupe – Aug – Sept
	Carrots – July – November	Carrots
	Cauliflower – late Aug – Nov	Cauliflower
	Celery – Aug – early – Nov	Celery
Chard, Swiss, June – Oct	Chard, swiss	Chard, swiss
	Cherries, sweet – Late June – July
	Cherries, sour – July
	Corn – late July – October	Corn
	Cucumber – July – early Nov	Cucumber
Currants – June – Aug	Currants
	Eggplant – late July – early Nov	Eggplant
	Elderberries – Aug
Garlic bulbs – June – July	Garlic bulbs
Garlic, green – late Apr – May
	Grapes – late Aug – Oct	Grapes
	Kale – Aug – Nov	Kale
	Leeks – Aug – Oct	Leeks
Lettuce – Apr – early Oct	Lettuce	Lettuce
Mustard greens – May – early Oct	Mustard greens	Mustard greens
	Nectarines – July – early Sept	Nectarines
	Onions – July – Nov	Onions
Parsnips, Apr – May
	Peaches – July – early Sept	Peaches
	Pears – late Aug – Oct	Pears
Peas – late May – July, Sept – Oct	Peas	Peas
	Peppers – July – early Oct	Peppers
	Plums – July – Sept	Plums
	Potatoes – July – Oct	Potatoes
	Pumpkins – Sept – Oct	Pumpkins
Radishes – late Apr – Sept	Radishes
Ramps – late Apr – May
	Raspberries – early July/late Aug-Oct	Raspberries
Rhubarb – May – July	Rhubarb
Spinach – Apr – Dec	Spinach	Spinach
Squash, summer – June – early Oct	Squash, summer	Squash, summer
	Squash, winter – Aug – early Nov	Squash, winter
Strawberries – late May – July	Strawberries
	Tomatoes – July – Oct	Tomatoes
	Turnips – Aug – Sept
Turnip greens – May – Aug	Turnip greens
Turnips, baby – May – Aug	Turnips, baby
	Watermelon- late Aug -Oct	watermelon

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