Florida · Garden vegetables
Typically early October to mid-June, with peak early November through late April.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
South Florida bell fields pick through the winter; north Florida crops come spring and fall.
From early October — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
early November through late April — full stalls, full flavor. This is the stretch to plan around.
Through mid-June — quantity for preserving, and the stalls start dealing.
about 37 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
Offered at many u-pick vegetable farms; snip with pruners rather than pulling so branches do not break. The picking window tracks the band above: early trips get clean fields, peak (early November through late April) 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.
Pepper peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
In Florida, the pepper season typically runs early October to mid-June, with peak availability early November through late April. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
Aim for peak: early November through late April. An early trip around early October 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 37 weeks end to end — early October to mid-June. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.