Texas · Garden vegetables
Typically early May to late June, and again early October to mid-November, with peak mid-May through mid-June.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
The Rio Grande Valley and Winter Garden pick spring and fall crops; summer is too hot.
From early May, and again early October — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
mid-May through mid-June; again mid-October through late October — full stalls, full flavor. This is the stretch to plan around.
Through mid-November — quantity for preserving, and the stalls start dealing.
about 15 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
A classic u-pick row crop; hold the stem with one hand and pick with the other so you do not strip the vine. The picking window tracks the band above: early trips get clean fields, peak (mid-May through mid-June) is the sure bet, late season is for quantity.
Farm-to-farm variation is real — up to two weeks either side of the typical window. Plan the trip, then call the farm before you drive.
Green Bean peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
In Texas, the green bean season typically runs early May to late June, and again early October to mid-November, with peak availability mid-May through mid-June. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
Aim for peak: mid-May through mid-June. An early trip around early May gets first choice of clean fields; a late one is for stock-the-freezer quantity. Any single farm can run up to two weeks either side of the chart — call before you drive.
about 15 weeks end to end — early May to late June, and again early October to mid-November. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.