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

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                    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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