Texas · Garden vegetables
Typically mid-May to late July, and again early October to late November, with peak early June through mid-July.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
The Rio Grande Valley picks a spring crop and a larger fall crop; Hill Country markets run all summer.
From mid-May, and again early October — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
early June through mid-July; again mid-October through mid-November — full stalls, full flavor. This is the stretch to plan around.
Through late November — quantity for preserving, and the stalls start dealing.
about 19 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 June through mid-July) 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 Texas, the pepper season typically runs mid-May to late July, and again early October to late November, with peak availability early June through mid-July. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
Aim for peak: early June through mid-July. An early trip around mid-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 19 weeks end to end — mid-May to late July, and again early October to late November. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.