Virginia · Field & vine
Typically early June to mid-September, with peak mid-June through mid-August.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
From early June — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
mid-June through mid-August — full stalls, full flavor. This is the stretch to plan around.
Through mid-September — quantity for preserving, and the stalls start dealing.
about 15 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-June through mid-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 Virginia, the zucchini season typically runs early June to mid-September, with peak availability mid-June through mid-August. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
Aim for peak: mid-June through mid-August. An early trip around early June 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 June to mid-September. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.