Artichokes - have a second crop in the fall, but the main harvest takes place in the spring when the largest thistles are available
Arugula (a.k.a. rocket) - is a cool-weather crop. Wild arugula is foraged in spring and again the fall
Asparagus - Harvested from March through June, depending on your region.
Beets - In season in temperate climates fall through spring, and available from storage most of the year everywhere else. Fresh beets are often sold with their greens still attached
Carrots - Harvested year-round in temperate areas. True baby carrots - not the milled down versions of regular carrots sold as "baby carrots" at grocery stores - are available in spring and early summer
Cherries - Harvest at the end of spring in warmer areas. Sweet cherries, including the popular Bing and Rainier varieties, are available from May to August. Sour cherries have a much shorter season, and can be found for a week or two, usually during the middle of June in warmer areas and as late as July and August in colder regions
Fennel - Available from fall through early spring
Fiddleheads - Available in early spring through early summer depending on the region; these young wild ferns are foraged
Garlic scapes/green garlic - Available in spring and early summer. Green garlic is immature garlic and looks like a slightly overgrown scallion
Green onions/Scallions - Are cultivated year-round in temperate climates and come into harvest in the spring in warmer areas
Leeks – Available throughout spring time
Lemons - From winter into early summer
Lettuce – Early spring to late summer
Mint – Begins growing in spring
Parsley – Year round, but especially good during spring
Pea greens - Are sold in big tumbled masses in spring and early summer.
Peas - Come into season in the spring and continue in most areas well into summer
Radishes are at their sweet, crunchy best in the spring
Ramps are foraged in the spring and early summer and sometimes available at farmers markets and specialty stores
Rhubarb - Is the first fruit of spring in many areas - look for heavy stalks with shiny skin
Strawberries - Peak season is April through June
Sweet Onions - Available in spring and summer
Turnips – Spring and summer, available from cold storage year round
Arugula (a.k.a. rocket) - is a cool-weather crop. Wild arugula is foraged in spring and again the fall
Asparagus - Harvested from March through June, depending on your region.
Beets - In season in temperate climates fall through spring, and available from storage most of the year everywhere else. Fresh beets are often sold with their greens still attached
Carrots - Harvested year-round in temperate areas. True baby carrots - not the milled down versions of regular carrots sold as "baby carrots" at grocery stores - are available in spring and early summer
Cherries - Harvest at the end of spring in warmer areas. Sweet cherries, including the popular Bing and Rainier varieties, are available from May to August. Sour cherries have a much shorter season, and can be found for a week or two, usually during the middle of June in warmer areas and as late as July and August in colder regions
Fennel - Available from fall through early spring
Fiddleheads - Available in early spring through early summer depending on the region; these young wild ferns are foraged
Garlic scapes/green garlic - Available in spring and early summer. Green garlic is immature garlic and looks like a slightly overgrown scallion
Green onions/Scallions - Are cultivated year-round in temperate climates and come into harvest in the spring in warmer areas
Leeks – Available throughout spring time
Lemons - From winter into early summer
Lettuce – Early spring to late summer
Mint – Begins growing in spring
Parsley – Year round, but especially good during spring
Pea greens - Are sold in big tumbled masses in spring and early summer.
Peas - Come into season in the spring and continue in most areas well into summer
Radishes are at their sweet, crunchy best in the spring
Ramps are foraged in the spring and early summer and sometimes available at farmers markets and specialty stores
Rhubarb - Is the first fruit of spring in many areas - look for heavy stalks with shiny skin
Strawberries - Peak season is April through June
Sweet Onions - Available in spring and summer
Turnips – Spring and summer, available from cold storage year round
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