Buy Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Season!

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Publication Number: P3144

Use this table to choose fresh fruits and vegetables year-round! Look for locally grown foods in grocery stores and restaurants, or visit your local farmers market, pick-your-own farm, or roadside produce stand.

Fruit or Vegetable	Months in Season
Apples*	June–October
Asparagus	March–June
Beans, pole	June–September
Beans, green	May–October
Beets**	October–December
Blackberries	May–July
Blueberries	May–July
Broccoli	April–May and October–November
Cabbage/Collards/Mustard	April–June and October–December
Cantaloupes	June–September
Carrots	April–June and September–November
Cauliflower	April–May and October–December
Chard	March–June and October–December
Corn, sweet	May–September
Cucumbers	May–October
Eggplant	June–October
Figs	July–October
Garlic**	June
Grapes	July–October
Kale	March–June and September–November
Leeks	April–August
Lettuce, leaf	February–June and October–November
Lettuce, head	April–June and October–November
Muscadines	September–October
Nectarines	May–September
Okra	June–October
Onions**	April–October
Peaches	May–September
Pears	August–November
Peanuts	July–September
Peas, English	March–June
Peas, snap/snow	May–July
Peas, southern	June–September
Pecans**	October–December
Peppers, sweet	June–October
Peppers, hot	June–October
Persimmons	September–December
Plums	July–August
Potatoes, Irish**	May–August
Pumpkins	September–November
Radishes	January–June and October–December
Raspberries	June–July
Rhubarb	February–May
Spinach	March–May and October–December
Squash, summer	May–October
Strawberries	March–May
Sweet potatoes**	August–November
Tomatoes	June–October
Turnips	March–May and September–December
Watermelons	June–October

*Apples may be available until spring if they are stored cold.

**These fruits and vegetables may be available from storage year-round.

These time frames are statewide. The earliest dates are for counties in the south, and the latest dates are for counties in the north.

The produce available in your area may be slightly different than the dates listed here.

Publication 3144 (POD-10-24)

Compiled by Jeff Wilson, Mississippi State University Extension Service.

This material was funded by USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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