Alabama · Garden vegetables
Typically mid-April to mid-June, and again mid-October to mid-December, with peak early May through late May.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
From mid-April, and again mid-October — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
early May through late May; again early November through late November — full stalls, full flavor. This is the stretch to plan around.
Through mid-December — quantity for preserving, and the stalls start dealing.
about 17 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
Cabbage peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
In Alabama, the cabbage season typically runs mid-April to mid-June, and again mid-October to mid-December, with peak availability early May through late May. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
U-pick cabbage is rare — buy heads at fall farm stands and farmers markets instead. The best market weeks are early May through late May.
about 17 weeks end to end — mid-April to mid-June, and again mid-October to mid-December. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.