Introduction
These charts show what vegetables are available for eating fresh in each season in central Texas. As you plan your menu around these vegetables, you will reap the health benefits of eating foods in season. To learn more about seasonal eating, see our SustainLife Journal.
January
- Beets
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Collards
- Garlic Chives
- Kale
- Leeks
- Rutabaga
- Spinach
- Swiss Chard
- Turnips
- Jerusalem Artichokes
February
- Arugula
- Beets
- Broccoli
- Bunching Onions
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Chinese Cabbage
- Chives
- Cilantro
- Collards
- Kale
- Lettuce
- Oregano
- Parsley
- Parsnips
- Rutabaga
- Spinach
- Swiss Chard
- Turnips
March
- Asparagus
- Beets
- Bunching Onions
- Carrots
- Chinese Cabbage
- Chives
- Cilantro
- Collards
- Kale
- Leeks
- Lettuce
- Oregano
- Parsley
- Rutabagas
- Spinach
- Swiss Chard
- Turnips
April
- Asparagus
- Baby Onions
- Beets
- Carrots
- Chinese Cabbage
- Chives
- Green Peas
- Lamb’s Quarter
- Lettuce
- New Potatoes
- Oregano
- Parsley
- Rutabagas
- Turnips
May
- Beets
- Blackberries
- Bunching Onions
- Carrots
- Collards
- Cucumber
- Green beans
- Kale
- Lamb’s Quarter
- Parsley
- Peaches
- Peas
- Potatoes
- Strawberries
- Summer Squash
- Swiss Chard
June
- Bulb Onions
- Butternut Squash
- Cantaloupe
- Collards
- Cucumber
- Eggplant
- Figs
- Garlic
- Grapes
- Lima Beans
- Malabar Spinach
- Okra
- Peaches
- Peppers
- Plums
- Potatoes
- Southern Peas
- Summer Squash
- Sweet Corn
- Tomatoes
- Watermelon
July
- Acorn Squash
- Bulb Onions
- Butternut Squash
- Cantaloupe
- Collards
- Cucumber
- Eggplant
- Figs
- Garlic
- Grapes
- Lamb’s Quarters
- Lima ZBeans
- Malabar Spinach
- Multiplying Onions
- Okra
- Peaches
- Peppers
- Southern Peas
- Spaghetti Squash
- Tomatoes
- Watermelon
- Yellow Squash
- Zucchini
August
- Acorn Squash
- Bulb Onions
- Butternut Squash
- Cantaloupe
- Garlic
- Lamb’s Quarters
- Malabar Spinach
- Multiplying Onions
- Okra
- Peaches
- Peppers
- Spaghetti Squash
- Watermelon
September
- Acorn Squash
- Bulb Onions
- Butternut Squash
- Garlic
- Lamb’s Quarters
- Malabar Spinach
- Multiplying Onions
- Okra
- Peaches
- Peppers
- Spaghetti Squash
October
- Amaranth greens
- Basil
- Bunching Onions
- Collards
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Fresh Blackeyed Peas
- Green Beans
- Kale
- Lamb’s Quarters
- Lettuce
- Okra
- Parsley
- Peanuts
- Pears
- Peppers
- Sorghum Grain
- Spinach
- Summer Squash
- Sweet Potatoes
- Swiss Chard
- Tomatoes
- Winter Squash
November
- Beet Greens
- Chinese Cabbage
- Cilantro
- Collards
- Green Onions
- Jerusalem Artichokes
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Lettuce
- Lima Beans
- Parsley
- Spinach
- Sweet Potatoes
- Swiss Chard
December
- Beets
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Collards
- Garlic Chives
- Jerusalem Artichokes
- Kale
- Leeks
- Potatoes
- Rutabaga
- Spinach
- Swiss Chard
- Turnips