This page has a table below that tells when each fruit or vegetable is normally ready to be harvested in Southern England and Central England! 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.
Click here for northern England and Scotland
dark green = available; light
green = sometimes / some farms;
White or gray = not usually available
Fruit/Veg | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov | December | ||||||||
apples | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Apricots | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
Asian pears | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
asparagus | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
aubergines | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
broad beans, green beans | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
beetroot | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
blackberries, brambles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
blueberries | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
boysenberries | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Bramble berries | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
broccoli / calabrese | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Brussels sprouts | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
cabbage | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
cantaloupes | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
carrots | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
celery | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
cherries | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
Christmas trees | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
courgettes | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
cucumbers | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
currants (red and black) | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
damsons | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
eggplant | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
gooseberries | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
greens | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov | December | |||||||||
herbs | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
nectarines | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
peaches | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
pears | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
peas / mangetout | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
peppers | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
plums | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
potatoes | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
raspberries (Spring) | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
raspberries (Fall) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
rhubarb | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
runner beans | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
pumpkins | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
spinach | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
squash (yellow summer) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
squash (winter) | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
strawberries | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
strawberries, day neutral,EB | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
sweet corn | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
sweet potatoes | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Tayberries | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
tomatoes | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
watermelons | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
Fruit/Veg | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov | December |