Garden vegetables
Across the U.S., carrots ripen from Florida (early January) all the way to Texas (mid-December). Hatched chalk is the early and late shoulder; the solid stretch is peak.
Some diversified veg farms offer dig-your-own rows — loosen with a fork, never yank by the tops.
Time the trip with the u-pick planner — it builds in the two-weeks-either-side honesty.
It depends where you stand. Across the U.S., carrots ripen from Florida (early January) all the way to Texas (mid-December). In most growing states the peak lands around July — your own state's row on the board above is the honest answer.
California, where the season runs early January to late December. Long seasons usually mean a big state with more than one growing region inside it.
Pick your state on the what's-in-season board (it remembers you), or jump to your state's row above — each one links to the full carrot-and-state page.