Fruits and vegetables are at their best when they’re grown and harvested in their natural seasons and don’t travel too far before being gobbled up. You’ll find an alphabetical listing of seasonal fruits and vegetables and their nation-wide harvest seasons below. Depending on your region, growing seasons and crop availability will vary. In the warmest areas, seasons start earlier and last longer. Some items like greens, carrots, beets, and radishes may be harvested year-round in the most temperate areas.
In colder zones, harvest times start later and end sooner. You can also look up produce by seasons: spring, summer, fall, winter.
Apples, late summer through fall (cold storage until spring)
Apricots, late spring through early summer
Artichokes, spring and again early fall
Arugula, available year-round but best in spring and fall
Asparagus, spring
Avocados, classically summer, but now harvested year-round
Basil, summer
Beets, year-round
Belgian Endive, available year-round but best in fall and winter
Blackberries, summer
Blueberries, summer
Bok Choy, fall through spring
Boysenberries, early summer
Broccoli, year-round but best in fall and winter
Broccoli Raab/Rapini, fall through spring
Brussels Sprouts, late fall and winter
Butternut Squash, fall and winter
Cabbage, best in late fall and winter but available year-round
Cantaloupes, late summer
Cardoons, winter and early spring
Carrots, year-round
Cauliflower, best in fall and winter but available year-round
Celeriac/Celery Root, fall and winter