Vegetable Buying Guide
The following vegetable buying guide shows the harvest times for vegetables throughout the year. It will guide you on how to buy fresh vegetables, what to look for, and give you the best times when they have reached their peak flavor and are most abundant. This means you get the best quality of taste and the best value for your money.
Our vegetable buying guide also provides easy serving suggestions and quick recipes to use for your fresh produce. Use this simple vegetable buying guide for picking the best and most flavorful vegetables throughout the year.
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VEGETABLES
x x x x .Artichokes
x x x x .Asparagus
Beans:
x x x x .Fava
x x x x .Lima
Available all year .Beets
x x x x x x x x x x .Broccoli
x x x x x x .Brussel Sprouts
Available all year .Cabbage
Available all year .Carrots
x x x x .Cauliflower
Available all year .Celery
x x x x x x x x x x .Celery Root
Available all year .Chayote
x x x x .Corn
x x x x .Cucumbers
x x x x .Eggplant
Available all year .Fennel
Available all year .Garlic
Greens:
x x x x x .Beet
x x x x x x x x x x .Chard
x x x x x x x .Collards
x x x x x .Endive
x x x x x .Escarole
x x x x x .Frisée
Available all year .Lettuce
x x x x x x x .Radicchio
x x x x x x .Turnip
x x x x .Horseradish
Available all year .Jicama
x x x x x x x x .Leeks
Most types available all year .Mushrooms
x x x x x .Chanterelles
x .Porcini
J F M A M J J A S O N D
A E A P A U U U E C O E
N B R R Y N L G P T V C
x x x x .Okra
Available all year .Onions
x x x x x x x .Parsnips
Peas:
x x x x .Shell Peas
x x x x .Snow Peas
x x x x .Sugar Snap
x x x x .Peppers (Sweet)
Available all year .Potatoes
Available all year .Radishes
x x x x x x x .Rhubarb
x x x x x x x x x .Rutabaga
Available all year .Spinach
Squash:
Summer Squash:
x x x x x .Pattypan
x x x x x .Crookneck
x x x x x .Zucchini
Winter Squash:
x x x x x x x .Acorn
x x x x x x x .Buttercup
x x x x x x x .Butternut
x x x x x x x .Hubbard
x x x x x x x .Kabocha
x x x x x x x .Pumpkin
x x x x x x x .Spaghetti
x x x x x x x .Sunchokes
x x x x x x .Sweet Potatoes
x x x x .Tomatoes
x x x x x x .Turnip
x x x x .Yams
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