Pennsylvania · Garden vegetables
Typically mid-July to mid-September, with peak early August through late August.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
Grown by market gardeners for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh markets; August is the month.
From mid-July — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
early August through late August — full stalls, full flavor. This is the stretch to plan around.
Through mid-September — quantity for preserving, and the stalls start dealing.
about 9 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
Offered at Southern u-pick vegetable farms; wear gloves and long sleeves against the plants' irritating spines. The picking window tracks the band above: early trips get clean fields, peak (early August through late August) 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.
Okra peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
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In Pennsylvania, the okra season typically runs mid-July to mid-September, with peak availability early August through late August. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
Aim for peak: early August through late August. An early trip around mid-July 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 9 weeks end to end — mid-July to mid-September. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.