What Vegetables Are In Season Now?

Your Guide To Fruits And Vegetables In Season

For the freshest, most flavorful, and most nutritious fruits and vegetables, buy them when they are in season and recently harvested. While many are available year-round, their quality is highest during their peak season. Here are seasonal lists by region:

Fruits and Vegetables In Season by Region

Northeast

• Spring (March, April, May): Fiddleheads, lettuces, greens, asparagus, rhubarb (late), radishes (late), garlic scapes (late).
• Summer (June, July, August): Tomatoes, raspberries, lettuces, greens, sweet corn, radishes, cherries, summer squash, peas, cabbage, strawberries, peaches, broccoli, string beans, nectarines, blueberries, melons, blackberries, rhubarb, lima beans, beets.
• Fall (September, October, November): Pumpkins & gourds, cranberries, winter squash, plums, cauliflower, turnips, pears, cabbage, sweet potatoes, parsnips, Brussels sprouts, sunchokes, melons, broccoli, rutabagas, grapes, beets, radishes, eggplant, apples
• Winter (December, January, February): Leeks (early), winter squash (early), cranberries (early), sweet potatoes (early), Brussels sprouts (early), salsify, parsnips, horseradish.

Midwest

• Spring (March, April, May): Rhubarb, radishes, peas, parsnips, lettuces, greens, asparagus, cabbage (late).
• Summer (June, July, August): Rhubarb (early), strawberries (early), turnips, currants, tomatoes, peas, cucumbers, sweet corn, peaches, cherries, sunchokes, okra, cabbage, summer squash, nectarines, broccoli, melons, blueberries, string beans, lettuces, greens, blackberries, eggplant, beets, radishes, raspberries, gooseberries, apples, plums (late).
• Fall (September, October, November): Paw paws (early), eggplant (early), turnips, pumpkins, tomatoes, plums, cucumbers, sweet corn, pears, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, cabbage, summer squash, winter squash, parsnips, Brussels sprouts, sorghum, leeks, broccoli, rutabagas, lettuces, greens, beets, radishes, grapes, apples.
• Winter (December, January, February): Winter squash (early), sweet potatoes (early), salsify, horseradish, chicories.

Southeast

• Spring (March, April, May): Radishes, peas, lettuces, greens, turnips, asparagus, beets (late), string beans (late), rhubarb (late), vidalia onions (late), cabbage (late).
• Summer (June, July, August): Apples, peaches, cucumbers, tomatoes, okra, cherries, sweet corn, nectarines, summer squash, melons, cabbage, strawberries, lima beans, broccoli, string beans, lettuces, greens, blueberries, rhubarb, leeks, blackberries, raspberries, key limes, beets, peas, apricots, eggplant (late), grapes (late), muscadines (late).
• Fall (September, October, November): String beans (early), eggplant (early), figs (early), quince, grapes, muscadines, turnips, pumpkins, grapefruit, tomatoes, persimmons, tangerines, pecans, summer squash, winter squash, pears, cucumbers, sweet corn, peas, cabbage, sweet potatoes, paw paws, Brussels sprouts, oranges, broccoli, rutabagas, okra, beets, radishes, lettuces, greens, strawberries (late).
• Winter (December, January, February): Beets (early), Brussels sprouts (early), broccoli (early), lettuces, greens, leeks, kumquats, turnips, grapefruit, tangerines, cabbage, sweet potatoes, radishes, oranges.

North Central

• Spring (March, April, May): Beets, parsnips, lettuces, greens, horseradish, asparagus, peas (late).
• Summer (June, July, August): Tomatoes, peaches, cherries, sweet corn, peas, cauliflower, strawberries, nectarines, cabbage, summer squash, melons, broccoli, string beans, grapes, boysenberries, gooseberries, blueberries, rhubarb, eggplant, blackberries, raspberries, cucumbers.
• Fall (September, October, November): Rhubarb (early), string beans (early), plums (early), grapes, radishes, eggplant, turnips, pumpkins, cucumbers, tomatoes, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, pears, cabbage, sweet corn, okra, broccoli, summer squash, winter squash, melons, beets, lettuces, greens, apples.
• Winter (December, January, February): Winter squash (early), salsify, horseradish, chicories.

South Central

• Spring (March, April, May): Lettuces, greens, cabbage, turnips, Brussels sprouts, strawberries, broccoli, beets, radishes, asparagus, cucumbers (late), peas (late), rhubarb (late).
• Summer (June, July, August): Strawberries (early), grapes, string beans, figs, raspberries, eggplant, plums, cucumbers, peaches, cherries, tomatoes, okra, blueberries, sweet corn, nectarines, blackberries, summer squash, winter squash, melons, apples.
• Fall (September, October, November): Sweet corn (early), eggplant (early), cucumbers (early), persimmons, tomatoes, pecans, sweet potatoes, pears, cauliflower, okra, cabbage, squash, melons, Brussels sprouts, radishes, lettuces, greens, broccoli, pumpkins, grapes, muscadines, beets, pomegranates, figs, apples
• Winter (December, January, February): Cabbage (early), pecans (early), turnips, lettuces, greens, tangerines, kumquats, sunchokes, horseradish, salsify, grapefruit, radishes, chicories, cauliflower, oranges, mandarins, beets.

Northwest

• Spring (March, April, May): Radishes, nettles, lettuces, greens, fiddleheads, asparagus, Rhubarb (late).
• Summer (June, July, August): Raspberries, cherries, peas, boysenberries, tomatoes, peaches, blueberries, summer squash, nectarines, blackberries, sweet corn, lettuces, greens, beets, strawberries, gooseberries, asparagus, string beans, eggplant, apricots, rhubarb, cucumbers, apples.
• Fall (September, October, November): Melons, leeks, winter squash, grapes, tomatoes, figs, rutabagas, cabbage, pumpkins & gourds, Brussels sprouts, plums, beets, pears, apples.
• Winter (December, January, February): Winter squash, sunchokes, salsify, rutabagas, leeks, horseradish, apples.

Southwest

• Spring (March, April, May): Leeks, turnips, cucumbers, strawberries, cauliflower, radishes, cabbage, peas, Brussels sprouts, oranges, broccoli, mandarins, beets, lettuces, greens, asparagus.
• Summer (June, July, August): Turnips, peaches, cherries, tomatoes, peas, cauliflower, sweet corn, okra, cabbage, summer squash, winter squash, nectarines, broccoli, strawberries, melons, boysenberries, string beans, lettuces, greens, blueberries, rhubarb, grapes, blackberries, raspberries, figs, beets, radishes, eggplant, artichokes, cucumbers, apricots, plums (late).
• Fall (September, October, November): Rhubarb (early), walnuts, radishes, grapes, turnips, pumpkins & gourds, figs, tomatoes, plums, dates, sweet corn, persimmons, cabbage, sunchokes, pears, broccoli, summer squash, winter squash, parsnips, beets, strawberries, melons, artichokes, rutabagas, mandarins, apples, lettuces, greens, almonds.
• Winter (December, January, February): Tangerines, leeks, salsify, kumquats, rutabagas, horseradish, radishes, grapefruit, parsnips, cabbage, oranges, broccoli, walnuts, mandarins, beets.

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