home  select a topic arts & literature education & learning history & culture home & how-to kids & family local focus news & public affairs science & nature highlights cooking food blog: bay area bites farmers' markets KQED kitchen recipe collection hot topics: food politics recommended cookbooks what's in season? wine column Julia Child hobbies & collectibles home improvement programs a-z   about KQED   support KQED   the guide online   email newsletters   DTV transition   KQED store   help & FAQ   contact info What's In Season? This seasonal produce calendar was compiled by Jane A. Rubey, M.P.H., R.D. founder of Nutritiously Gourmet. Her web site offers a wealth of information on healthy eating and nutrition. Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec January n = newly in season p = peak of season w = winding down Vegetables • avocado: Fuerte (w) • avocado: Haas (n) • avocado: Zutano (w) • broccoli • cabbages:bok choy (w) • cabbages:brussels sprouts • cabbages: green • cabbages: napa • cabbages: savoy • carrots • cauliflower • celery • celeriac/celery root • chard • collards (n) • daikon (w) • fennel (n) • greens: stirfry mix • kale • leeks • mushrooms, wild • onions, green (n) • potatoes, white (w) • rutabaga (w) • spinach • squash, butternut (w) • sunchoke • turnips (w) Fruits • grapefruit • kiwi • kumquat • lemons (p) • mandarins: tangerines (p) • oranges: blood (n) • oranges: navel (n) • pears: Anjou • pears: Bosc (w) • pears: Comice (w) • rhubarb, hothouse (n) back to top February n = newly in season p = peak of season w = winding down Vegetables • artichoke (n) • asparagus (n) • avocado, Haas • broccoli (p) • cabbages: Brussels sprouts (w) • carrots • cauliflower • celery • celeriac/celery root • chard • collards • fennel • greens including mustard, stirfry mix, turnip, watercress • kale • leeks • onions, spring • potatoes: red • potatoes: russet • potatoes: white • radish (n) • spinach • sunchoke (w) Fruits • berries: raspberries (n) • berries: strawberries (n) • cherimoya • chestnuts, fresh water (p) • grapefruit (p) • kiwi • kumquat • lemon • mandarins/tangerines • oranges: blood (w) • oranges: navel (n) • pummelo • rhubarb (n) back to top March n = newly in season p = peak of season w = winding down Vegetables • artichoke (p) • asparagus (n) • avocado, Haas • broccoli • cabbages (p) • carrots (p) • cauliflower (p) • celery • celeriac/celery root • celery • chard • collards (p) • fennel (p) • garlic, green (p) • greens including braising mix, frisee, mustard, nettles, tat-soi • kale • leeks • mushrooms, morels (n) • onions, spring • peas, edible pods (n) • radish • spinach • salad mix, spring (n) • sunchoke (w) Fruits • berries: strawberries • cherimoya (w) • kiwi (w) • kumquat (w) • lemon, Meyer • lime, Key • oranges: navel (p) • rhubarb • tangerine back to top April n = newly in season p = peak of season w = winding down Vegetables • artichokes (p) • asparagus (p) • avocado, Haas (n) • beans, fava (n) • beets (n) • broccoli • cabbages • carrots • celeriac / celery root • chard (w) • fennel • garlic, green (w) • greens: collards, dandelion, lettuces, nettles • kale (w) • leeks (w) • mushrooms, morels (p) • nopales • onions, spring • onions, sweet: Texas (n) • peas: edible pod (p) • peas: English / shelling (n) • spinach (w) • spring salad mix (p) Fruits • grapefruit • orange, navel (w) • rhubarb, field (p) back to top May n = newly in season p = peak of season w = winding down Vegetables • artichokes (w) • asparagus • avocado, Haas • beans, fava (p) • beans, green (n) • beets • broccoli (w) • cabbages (w) • carrots • cauliflower (w) • celery (w) • celeriac / celery root (w) • chard (w) • corn (n) • fennel (w) • garlic, green (w) • greens: arugula, dandelion, fiddlehead ferns, lettuces, mizuna, mustard • kale (w) • mushrooms, morels (w) • onions, fresh/spring (w) • onions, sweet: Vidalia (p) • peas: edible pod (p) • peas: English / shelling (p) • potatoes, new (n) • radish (w) • ramps (p) • salad mix (w) • sorrel (p) • spinach (w) • squash, zucchini (n) Fruits • apricots (n) • berries: blackberries (n) • berries: raspberries (n) • berries: strawberries (n) • cherries (n) • grapefruit (w) • melons: cantaloupe (n) • melons: honeydew (n) • melons: watermelon (n) • peaches (n) • rhubarb, field (w) back to top June n = newly in season p = peak of season w = winding down Vegetables • beans, green (n) • beets (w) • carrots (w) • corn (n) • cucumber (n) • garlic (n) • eggplant (n) • greens: kale • lettuces (w) • onions, red • onions, sweet: Vidalia (p) • onions, sweet: Walla Walla (w) • peas: English / shelling (w) • potatoes • squash, summer (n) • tomatoes (n) Fruits • apricots (p) • berries: blackberries (p) • berries: blueberries • berries: boysenberries (p) • berries: loganberries • berries: olallieberries (n) • berries: raspberries (p) • berries: strawberries • cherries (n) • figs, Black Mission (n) • grapes (n) • limes (p) • melons: cantaloupe (n) • melons: honeydew (n) • melons: watermelon (n) • nectarines (n) • peaches (n) • pineapple back to top July n = newly in season p = peak of season w = winding down Vegetables • basil (n) • beans, green • corn (p) • cucumber (n) • garlic • eggplant (n) • okra (n) • greens: kale • lettuces (w) • onions, red (p) • onions, sweet: Vidalia (w) • onions, sweet: Walla Walla (w) • peppers, sweet/bell (n) • potatoes • squash, summer (p) • tomatoes (n) Fruits • berries: blueberries (p) • currants (n) • gooseberries • cherries (w) • figs, Black Mission • figs, Calimyrna • grapes • limes • melons: ambrosia • melons: canary • melons: galaxy • melons: watermelon • nectarines (p) • oranges, Valencia (n) • peaches (p) • pears: Asian (n) • pears: Bartlett (n) • pears: French butter (p) • pineapple • plums (n) back to top August n = newly in season p = peak of season w = winding down Vegetables • avocado, Hass • basil • beans: green (p) • beans: fresh shelling-cranberry (n) • beans: fresh shelling-black-eyed pea (n) • corn (p) • cucumber (p) • eggplant • garlic (p) • okra (p) • onion (p) • peppers, bell • potatoes • squash, summer (p) • tomatillo (p) • tomatoes Fruits • apple:Gravenstein (n) • berries: blackberries (w) • berries: blueberries (w) • berries: raspberries (p) • figs: Adriatic (p) • figs: Black Mission (p) • figs: Brown Turkey (p) • figs: Calimyrna (p) • figs: Kadota (p) • grapes: Red Flame (p) • grapes: Thompsn seedless • limes (w) • melons (p) • nectarines (w) • oranges, Valencia (p) • peaches (p) • pears: Asian (n) • pears: Bartlett (p) • plums (p) back to top September n = newly in season p = peak of season w = winding down Vegetables • artichokes (n) • basil (p) • beans: fresh shelling (p) • celeriac / celery root (n) • cucumber (p) • eggplant (p) • garlic (p) • kale (n) • kohlrabi (n) • okra (p) • onion • peppers, bell • peppers, chile • potatoes (w) • squash, summer (w) • squash, winter (n) • tomatillo (w) • tomatoes (p) Fruits • apples (p) • figs (w) • grapes (p) • melons (w) • oranges, Valencia (p) • pears: Asian (p) • pears: Bartlett (w) • persimmons: Fuyu-firm • persimmons: Hachiya-soft • pistachios (n) • plums (w) • pomegranate (n) • quince (n) back to top October n = newly in season p = peak of season w = winding down Vegetables • artichokes (p) • avocado: Haas (w) • avocado: Fuerte (n) • avocado: Zutano (n) • basil (w) • beans: fresh shelling (w) • beans: green (w) • beets (n) • broccoli (n) • Brussels sprouts (n) • cabbages (n) • cardoon (p) • celeriac / celery root • chard (n) • daikon (n) • eggplant (w) • garlic (w) • greens: turnip (n) • greens: beet (n) • greens: parsley (n) • greens: lettuces (n) • greens: escarole (n) • greens: arugula (n) • greens: komatsuna (n) • kale • kohlrabi • parsnip • peppers, sweet (w) • peppers, hot (w) • potatoes • potatoes, sweet (n) • pumpkin (p) • radish (n) • rutabaga (n) • spinach(n) • squash, winter (p) • tomatoes (w) • turnips (n) • yams (n) Fruits • almonds (p) • apples (p) • berries: cranberries (n) • berries: raspberries (w) • chestnuts (p) • kumquat (n) • lemons (n) • oranges, Valencia (w) • pears: Bosc (n) • pears: Comice (n) • persimmons: Fuyu-firm • persimmons: Hachiya-soft • pistachios (p) • pomegranate (p) • quince (p) • walnut (n) back to top November n = newly in season p = peak of season w = winding down Vegetables • artichokes (w) • avocado (n) • beans, green (w) • beets (n) • broccoli (n) • cabbages: bok choy (n) • cabbages: brussels sprouts (n) • cabbages (n) • carrots (n) • celery (n) • chard (n) • daikon (p) • dill (p) • garlic (w) • greens: mustard, endive, salad mix (w) • kale (w) • kohlrabi (w) • leek (w) • parsnip (w) • peppers, hot (w) • peppers, sweet (w) • potato (p) • potatoes, sweet (p) • radish (w) • rutabaga (p) • squash, winter (p) • sunchoke (n) • turnips (n) • yams (p) Fruits • almonds (w) • apples (w) • berries: cranberries (p) • berries: huckleberries (p) • chestnuts (w) • guava, pineapple (n) • kiwi (n) • kumquat (n) • lemons (n) • mandarins: orange, navel (n) • mandarins: tangerines (n) • pears: Anjou (n) • pears: Bosc (p) • pears: Comice (p) • pecans (w) • pistachios (w) • persimmons: Fuyu-firm (p) • persimmons: Hachiya-soft (p) • pomegranate (w) • quince (w) back to top December n = newly in season p = peak of season w = winding down Vegetables • avocado: Fuerte • avocado: Haas (n) • broccoli • cabbages:bok choy • cabbages:brussels sprouts (p) • cabbages: green • cabbages: napa • cabbages: red • cabbages: savoy • carrots • cauliflower (n) • celery • celeriac/celery root • daikon (w) • dill (p) • garlic (w) • greens: mustard, endive, salad mix (w) • kale • mushrooms, wild (p) • parsley • parsnip (w) • potatoes, white • potatoes, sweet (p) • rutabaga • salad mix • spinach • squash, winter (w) • sunchoke • turnips (p) Fruits • berries: cranberries (w) • cherimoya (n) • currants, red • dates, fresh (p) • grapefruit (n) • kiwi • kumquat • lemons • mandarins: tangerines (p) • nuts: walnuts • nuts: chestnuts • oranges: navel (n) • pears: Anjou • pears: Bosc (p) • pears: Comice (p) • winter nellis • pistachios (w) • quince back to top View other FoodLife features... 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