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11 April 2023
11 April 2023

Seasonal Produce Guide

A guide to what produce is seasonally available in Australia

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


Autumn varieties

Apple* aba, bonza, braeburn, cox’s orange pippins, fuji, gala, golden delicious, granny smith, jonagold, jonathan, mutso, pink lady, red delicious, snow, sundowner, artichoke* jerusalem, asian greens* bok choy, choy sum, gai laan, wombok, beans* borlotti, butter, green, mandarin* imperial, mushrooms* field, pine, slippery jacks, orange* navel, valencia, pear* beurre bosc, howell, josephine, packham, red sensation, williams


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


Winter Varities

Apple* bonza, braeburn, cox’s orange pippins, fuji, gala, golden delicious, granny smith, jonagold, jonathan, lady williams, mutso, pink lady, red delicious, snow, sundowner, asian greens* bok choy, choy sum, gai laan, wombok, mandarin* ellendale, imperial, murcot, orange* blood, navel, seville, pear* beurre, bosc, Josephine, packham

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


Spring Varieties

Apple* lady william, artichoke* globe, jerusalem, asian greens* bok choy, choy sum, gai laan, wombok, beans* broad, green, mandarin* ellendale, imperial, murcot, orange* blood, seville, valencia


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.


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


Summer Varieties

Apple* gravenstein, beans* butter, green, orange* valencia, pears* bartlett, william

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