Seasonal Produce Guide

Ever wanted to learn about seasonal produce and know what's in season when? We've put together a comprehensive guide to what produce is seasonally available to us here on the East Coast, Australia. 

SUMMER

Fruits

Apple*, apricot, banana, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, cantaloupe, cherries, currants, fig, grapefruit, grapes, honeydew, lemon, loganberries, lychee, mango, mulberries, nectarine, orange*, passionfruit, peach, pear*, plum, pineapple, rambutan, raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries, tamarillo, watermelon

Vegetables

Asparagus, avocado, beans*, beetroot, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, celery, corn, cucumber, daikon, eggplant, leek, lettuce, okra, onion, peas, potato, radish, shallot, silverbeet, snow peas, spring onion, squash, sugar snaps, tomato, watercress, zucchini, zucchini flower

Herbs + Spices

Apple mint, basil, chervil, chilli, chives, coriander, dill, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, makrut lime (leaves), mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, tarragon, Thai basil, thyme, Vietnamese mint

 

AUTUMN

Fruits

Avocado, apple*, blackberries, banana, cumquat, custard apple, feijoa, fig, grapefruit, grapes, guava, kiwi fruit, lemon, lime, mandarin*, mango, mangosteen, nashi, orange*, papaya, passionfruit, peach, pear*, persimmon, plum, pomegranate, prickly pear, quince, rambutan, raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries, tamarillo

Vegetables

Artichokes, Asian greens* avocado, beans*, beetroot, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower, celery, corn, cucumber, daikon, eggplant, fennel, leek, lettuce, mushrooms*, okra, onion, parsnip, potato, pumpkin, shallot, silverbeet, spinach, spring onion, squash, swede, sweet, potato, tomato, turnip, watercress, witlof, zucchini

Herbs + Spices

Basil, chervil, chilli, chives, coriander, dill, garlic, ginger, lime, lemongrass, makrut lime (leaves), mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, tarragon, thyme


WINTER

Fruits

Apple*, avocado, cumquat, custard apple, feijoa, grapefruit, kiwi fruit, lemon, lime, mandarin*, nashi, orange*, pear*, persimmon, pineapple, quince, rhubarb, tamarillo, tangelo

Vegetables

Asian greens*, avocado, broccoli, broccolini, broad beans, brussels sprouts, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, cucumbers, eggplants, fennel, horseradish, kale, kohlrabi, leek, mushrooms, okra, onion, parsnip, potato, pumpkin, radish, shallot, silverbeet, spinach, spring onion, swede, sweet potato, turnip

Herbs + Spices

Ginger, coriander, dill, ginger, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary

 

SPRING

Fruits

Apple*, asparagus, avocado, banana, blueberries (start of Nov.), cantaloupe, cherry, cumquat, grapefruit, honeydew, lemon, lime, loquat, lychee, mandarin*, mango, mulberries, orange*, papaya, pepino, pineapple, rhubarb, strawberries, starfruit, tangelo, watermelon

Vegetables

Artichoke*, asian greens*, avocado, beans*, beetroot, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celery, corn, daikon, eggplant, fennel, leek, lettuce, mushrooms*, okra, onion, parsnip, peas, potato, pumpkin, radish, shallot, silverbeet, spinach, spring onion, squash, swede, sweet potato, tomato, turnip, watercress, witlof, zucchini

Herbs + Spices

Basil, chervil, chilli, chives, coriander, dill, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, makrut lime (leaves), mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage

  

Note: Some fruit and vegetable varieties can be grown outside of their usual season by being grown in hot houses/greenhouses. Sometimes flavours can be compromised, but they are still available locally. e.g. tomatoes, eggplants, capsicum, berries and herbs such as basil.