What's in season in September 2020, and other timely information:

Harvest Calendar for California

Click here for typical crop availability / harvest dates in Northern California and here for Southern California

We also have a page with links to our own simple instructions on canning, freezing and drying many fruits and vegetables, such as how to make jam, apple butter, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, pickles, ketchup or freezing corn.

Ripening Dates for Fruits and Vegetables in California

Please note that actual dates may vary by as much as two or three weeks due to weather conditions, geographical location of the farm, and other factors. And since new varieties are always being developed, and farms may plant different varieties, it is always advisable to call a farm earlier than the expected beginning of a season to verify on the status of the product you are interested in. This is a general guide only!

Southern and Central California is below, Northern California is farther down the page.



South and Central California

(all but the southern 1/4, the northern 1/4 and the coastal area)



Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July August Sept Oct Nov Dec Apricots Arugula





Avocado Beans - string Beans - Fava Beans - Lima Beans - Yellow Wax Beets Blackberries Boysenberries Ollallieberries

Bok Choy

Broccoli Cabbage Carrots

Caulifllower Celery



Chard





Cilantro Cucumbers Cucumbers - Pickling Eggplant Fennel



Grapefruit Kale Kohlrabi Leeks Lemons Lettuce Mandarins





Nectarines Okra Onions - Sweet Orange - Navel





Orange - Valencia Parsley Peaches Peas - Blackeye Peas - English Peas - Snap Peppers Plums Potatoes Potatoes - Sweet Pumpkins Radishes Raspberries

Spinach

Squash - Summer Strawberries Tomatoes









Turnips