Seasonal Produce Guide
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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