Hawaii · Field & vine
Typically early January to late December, with peak mid-May through late August.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
Picked year-round with the heaviest flush in summer; Kula on Maui is the classic source.
From early January — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
mid-May through late August — full stalls, full flavor. This is the stretch to plan around.
Through late December — quantity for preserving, and the stalls start dealing.
about 52 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
A staple of u-pick vegetable farms — wear long sleeves against prickly stems and cut rather than twist. The picking window tracks the band above: early trips get clean fields, peak (mid-May 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.
Zucchini peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
In Hawaii, the zucchini season typically runs early January to late December, with peak availability mid-May through late August. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
Aim for peak: mid-May through late August. An early trip around early January 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 52 weeks end to end — early January to late December. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.