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What's in season in October 2024, and other timely information:

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.

Typical Crop Availability - to Pick in the Southern England, Central England and Wales, UK

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