Harvest calendar: what is in season when?
Month by month: what is ripe now, what is flowering now, and what you had to plant last autumn to get it. The figures come from the same database Permaplans uses to project a garden across decades.
January
this month4 speciesFruit, nuts and seeds
Leaves, herbs and shoots
February
this month4 speciesFruit, nuts and seeds
Leaves, herbs and shoots
March
this month14 speciesFruit, nuts and seeds
Leaves, herbs and shoots
- Garden PeaPisum sativum
- LettuceLactuca sativa
- Pak ChoiBrassica rapa chinensis
- ParsnipPastinaca sativa
- Savoy CabbageBrassica oleracea sabauda
- TurnipBrassica rapa rapa
- CarawayCarum carvi
- Lamb's LettuceValerianella locusta
- aspenPopulus tremula
- Autumn HostaHosta longipes
- Fragrant HostaHosta plantaginea
- yellow daylilyHemerocallis lilioasphodelus
- black poplarPopulus nigra
In flower now
- apricotPrunus armeniaca
- Garden PeaPisum sativum
- filbertCorylus maxima
- TurnipBrassica rapa rapa
- cherry plumPrunus cerasifera
- cornelian cherryCornus mas
- hazelnutCorylus avellana
- chickasaw plumPrunus angustifolia
- Japanese cornelian cherryCornus officinalis
- aspenPopulus tremula
- lungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- wych elmUlmus glabra
April
this month23 speciesFruit, nuts and seeds
Nothing is recorded for this month.
Leaves, herbs and shoots
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea italica
- CarrotDaucus carota sativus
- Garden PeaPisum sativum
- LettuceLactuca sativa
- Pak ChoiBrassica rapa chinensis
- ParsnipPastinaca sativa
- RadishRaphanus sativus
- Savoy CabbageBrassica oleracea sabauda
- TurnipBrassica rapa rapa
- CarawayCarum carvi
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
- Garden RhubarbRheum x hybridum
- Lamb's LettuceValerianella locusta
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- Rocket (Arugula)Eruca sativa
- Siberian RhubarbRheum rhabarbarum
- blue-leaf hostaHosta sieboldiana
- Rhapontic RhubarbRheum rhaponticum
- Autumn HostaHosta longipes
- Fragrant HostaHosta plantaginea
- OrpineHylotelephium telephium
- yellow daylilyHemerocallis lilioasphodelus
- European beechFagus sylvatica
In flower now
- almondPrunus dulcis
- Asian pearPyrus pyrifolia culta
- European pearPyrus communis
- Garden PeaPisum sativum
- peachPrunus persica
- strawberryFragaria x ananassa
- Brussels SproutsBrassica oleracea gemmifera
- gooseberryRibes uva-crispa
- Japanese plumPrunus salicina
- RadishRaphanus sativus
- TurnipBrassica rapa rapa
- Asian serviceberryAmelanchier asiatica
May
this month37 speciesFruit, nuts and seeds
Leaves, herbs and shoots
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea italica
- CarrotDaucus carota sativus
- Garden PeaPisum sativum
- walnutJuglans regia
- BeetrootBeta vulgaris conditiva
- CeleryApium graveolens
- KohlrabiBrassica oleracea gongylodes
- LettuceLactuca sativa
- Napa CabbageBrassica rapa pekinensis
- Pak ChoiBrassica rapa chinensis
- RadishRaphanus sativus
- RutabagaBrassica napus napobrassica
- TurnipBrassica rapa rapa
- CarawayCarum carvi
- Chinese mahoganyToona sinensis
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
- Garden RhubarbRheum x hybridum
- Lamb's LettuceValerianella locusta
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- Rocket (Arugula)Eruca sativa
- Siberian RhubarbRheum rhabarbarum
- blue-leaf hostaHosta sieboldiana
- Broadleaf CattailTypha latifolia
- common mallowMalva sylvestris
- Rhapontic RhubarbRheum rhaponticum
- silver birchBetula pendula
- small-leaved lindenTilia cordata
- TarragonArtemisia dracunculus
- Lemon BergamotMonarda citriodora
- Multiflora RoseRosa multiflora
- OrpineHylotelephium telephium
- sycamore mapleAcer pseudoplatanus
- yellow daylilyHemerocallis lilioasphodelus
- Slippery ElmUlmus rubra
In flower now
- appleMalus domestica
- Asian pearPyrus pyrifolia culta
- broad beanVicia faba
- bush walnutJuglans regia var. Fertilis
- cornZea mays
- cultivated blueberryVaccinium corymbosum
- Garden PeaPisum sativum
- kiwiActinidia deliciosa
- pawpawAsimina triloba
- pecan nutCarya illinoinensis
- plumPrunus domestica
- strawberryFragaria x ananassa
June
this month41 speciesFruit, nuts and seeds
Leaves, herbs and shoots
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea italica
- CarrotDaucus carota sativus
- White CabbageBrassica oleracea capitata
- BeetrootBeta vulgaris conditiva
- CauliflowerBrassica oleracea botrytis
- CeleryApium graveolens
- KohlrabiBrassica oleracea gongylodes
- LettuceLactuca sativa
- Napa CabbageBrassica rapa pekinensis
- Pak ChoiBrassica rapa chinensis
- RadishRaphanus sativus
- RutabagaBrassica napus napobrassica
- TurnipBrassica rapa rapa
- Chinese mahoganyToona sinensis
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
- Common ThymeThymus vulgaris
- FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecum
- Garden RhubarbRheum x hybridum
- KudzuPueraria montana
- Lamb's LettuceValerianella locusta
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- Rocket (Arugula)Eruca sativa
- Siberian RhubarbRheum rhabarbarum
- Winter SavorySatureja montana
- Broadleaf CattailTypha latifolia
- common mallowMalva sylvestris
- Rhapontic RhubarbRheum rhaponticum
- small-leaved lindenTilia cordata
- TarragonArtemisia dracunculus
- Lemon BergamotMonarda citriodora
- small-flowered mallowMalva parviflora
- Multiflora RoseRosa multiflora
- OrpineHylotelephium telephium
- sycamore mapleAcer pseudoplatanus
- SassafrasSassafras albidum
- Slippery ElmUlmus rubra
In flower now
- blackberryRubus fruticosus
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea italica
- CarrotDaucus carota sativus
- cornZea mays
- jujubeZiziphus jujuba
- kiwiActinidia deliciosa
- mini kiwiActinidia arguta
- potatoSolanum tuberosum
- raspberryRubus idaeus
- vineVitis vinifera
- White CabbageBrassica oleracea capitata
- BeetrootBeta vulgaris conditiva
July
this month68 speciesFruit, nuts and seeds
- appleMalus domestica
- apricotPrunus armeniaca
- broad beanVicia faba
- figFicus carica
- Garden PeaPisum sativum
- potatoSolanum tuberosum
- raspberryRubus idaeus
- strawberryFragaria x ananassa
- white mulberryMorus alba
- alder-leafed serviceberryAmelanchier alnifolia
- black mulberryMorus nigra
- garlicAllium sativum
- gooseberryRibes uva-crispa
- ZucchiniCucurbita pepo var. giromontiina
- black currantRibes nigrum
- Canadian serviceberryAmelanchier canadensis
- CarawayCarum carvi
- cherry plumPrunus cerasifera
- cherry plum hybridPrunus x cerea
- juneberryAmelanchier lamarckii
- NectarinePrunus persica nucipersica
- Rocket (Arugula)Eruca sativa
- Sand PearPyrus pyrifolia
- chickasaw plumPrunus angustifolia
- Grassleaf DaylilyHemerocallis minor
- red currantRibes rubrum
- silver birchBetula pendula
- wild cherryPrunus avium
- Pin CherryPrunus pensylvanica
- snowdrop treeHalesia carolina
- ostrich fernMatteuccia struthiopteris
- snowy mespilusAmelanchier ovalis
- yewTaxus baccata
Leaves, herbs and shoots
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea italica
- CarrotDaucus carota sativus
- White CabbageBrassica oleracea capitata
- BeetrootBeta vulgaris conditiva
- CauliflowerBrassica oleracea botrytis
- CeleryApium graveolens
- KohlrabiBrassica oleracea gongylodes
- LettuceLactuca sativa
- Napa CabbageBrassica rapa pekinensis
- Pak ChoiBrassica rapa chinensis
- RadishRaphanus sativus
- RutabagaBrassica napus napobrassica
- TurnipBrassica rapa rapa
- black elderberrySambucus nigra
- Chinese mahoganyToona sinensis
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
- Common ThymeThymus vulgaris
- FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecum
- Garden RhubarbRheum x hybridum
- KudzuPueraria montana
- Lamb's LettuceValerianella locusta
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- Rocket (Arugula)Eruca sativa
- Siberian RhubarbRheum rhabarbarum
- Winter SavorySatureja montana
- Broadleaf CattailTypha latifolia
- common mallowMalva sylvestris
- Rhapontic RhubarbRheum rhaponticum
- small-leaved lindenTilia cordata
- TarragonArtemisia dracunculus
- Lemon BergamotMonarda citriodora
- small-flowered mallowMalva parviflora
- sycamore mapleAcer pseudoplatanus
- SassafrasSassafras albidum
- WormwoodArtemisia absinthium
In flower now
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea italica
- CarrotDaucus carota sativus
- potatoSolanum tuberosum
- raspberryRubus idaeus
- sweet chestnutCastanea sativa
- White CabbageBrassica oleracea capitata
- American chestnutCastanea dentata
- BeetrootBeta vulgaris conditiva
- CauliflowerBrassica oleracea botrytis
- CeleryApium graveolens
- Chinese chestnutCastanea mollissima
- date plumDiospyros lotus
August
this month75 speciesFruit, nuts and seeds
- appleMalus domestica
- Asian pearPyrus pyrifolia culta
- blackberryRubus fruticosus
- cultivated blueberryVaccinium corymbosum
- figFicus carica
- peachPrunus persica
- plumPrunus domestica
- potatoSolanum tuberosum
- raspberryRubus idaeus
- strawberryFragaria x ananassa
- black mulberryMorus nigra
- ZucchiniCucurbita pepo var. giromontiina
- azaroleCrataegus azarolus
- black chokeberryAronia melanocarpa
- Briançon apricotPrunus brigantina
- CarawayCarum carvi
- cherry plumPrunus cerasifera
- cherry plum hybridPrunus x cerea
- lingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
- nanking cherryPrunus tomentosa
- NectarinePrunus persica nucipersica
- Rocket (Arugula)Eruca sativa
- Sand PearPyrus pyrifolia
- chickasaw plumPrunus angustifolia
- Grassleaf DaylilyHemerocallis minor
- Korean pinePinus koraiensis
- mahoniaMahonia aquifolium
- red currantRibes rubrum
- rugosa roseRosa rugosa
- silver birchBetula pendula
- almond-leaved pearPyrus spinosa
- Apple RoseRosa villosa
- common snowball bushViburnum opulus
- Pin CherryPrunus pensylvanica
- WhitebeamAria edulis
- ashFraxinus excelsior
- aspenPopulus tremula
- Nootka RoseRosa nutkana
- ostrich fernMatteuccia struthiopteris
- Smooth RoseRosa blanda
- Woods' RoseRosa woodsii
- black poplarPopulus nigra
- pea bushCaragana arborescens
- yewTaxus baccata
Leaves, herbs and shoots
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea italica
- CarrotDaucus carota sativus
- White CabbageBrassica oleracea capitata
- BeetrootBeta vulgaris conditiva
- CauliflowerBrassica oleracea botrytis
- CeleryApium graveolens
- KaleBrassica oleracea sabellica
- KohlrabiBrassica oleracea gongylodes
- LettuceLactuca sativa
- Napa CabbageBrassica rapa pekinensis
- Pak ChoiBrassica rapa chinensis
- RadishRaphanus sativus
- RutabagaBrassica napus napobrassica
- TurnipBrassica rapa rapa
- Chinese mahoganyToona sinensis
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
- Common ThymeThymus vulgaris
- KudzuPueraria montana
- Lamb's LettuceValerianella locusta
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- Rocket (Arugula)Eruca sativa
- Winter SavorySatureja montana
- common mallowMalva sylvestris
- ginkgo treeGinkgo biloba
- small-leaved lindenTilia cordata
- TarragonArtemisia dracunculus
- Lemon BergamotMonarda citriodora
- small-flowered mallowMalva parviflora
- sycamore mapleAcer pseudoplatanus
- hornbeamCarpinus betulus
- WormwoodArtemisia absinthium
In flower now
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea italica
- CarrotDaucus carota sativus
- raspberryRubus idaeus
- CeleryApium graveolens
- groundnutApios americana
- hempCannabis sativa
- Jerusalem artichokeHelianthus tuberosus
- LeekAllium porrum
- LettuceLactuca sativa
- Pak ChoiBrassica rapa chinensis
- RadishRaphanus sativus
- RutabagaBrassica napus napobrassica
September
this month78 speciesFruit, nuts and seeds
- appleMalus domestica
- Asian pearPyrus pyrifolia culta
- figFicus carica
- peachPrunus persica
- plumPrunus domestica
- potatoSolanum tuberosum
- raspberryRubus idaeus
- strawberryFragaria x ananassa
- American chestnutCastanea dentata
- hempCannabis sativa
- ParsnipPastinaca sativa
- ZucchiniCucurbita pepo var. giromontiina
- azaroleCrataegus azarolus
- black elderberrySambucus nigra
- Briançon apricotPrunus brigantina
- CarawayCarum carvi
- coral oleasterElaeagnus umbellata
- cornelian cherryCornus mas
- GoumiElaeagnus multiflora
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- Rocket (Arugula)Eruca sativa
- Sand PearPyrus pyrifolia
- BullacePrunus insititia
- goji berryLycium barbarum
- mahoniaMahonia aquifolium
- rugosa roseRosa rugosa
- water chestnutTrapa natans
- almond-leaved pearPyrus spinosa
- Apple RoseRosa villosa
- common snowball bushViburnum opulus
- European crab appleMalus sylvestris
- hopsHumulus lupulus
- Japanese chestnutCastanea crenata
- Judas treeCercis siliquastrum
- Pin CherryPrunus pensylvanica
- sweet crab appleMalus coronaria
- Sweet-briarRosa rubiginosa
- WhitebeamAria edulis
- Alpine RoseRosa pendulina
- bog myrtleMyrica gale
- cherry laurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Korean barberryBerberis koreana
- Multiflora RoseRosa multiflora
- Musk RoseRosa moschata
- Nootka RoseRosa nutkana
- Small-flowered Sweet-briarRosa micrantha
- Smooth RoseRosa blanda
- sycamore mapleAcer pseudoplatanus
- Woods' RoseRosa woodsii
- European beechFagus sylvatica
- horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
- Japanese wisteriaWisteria floribunda
- peppermintMentha x piperita
- red hawthornCrataegus sanguinea
- WormwoodArtemisia absinthium
Leaves, herbs and shoots
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea italica
- White CabbageBrassica oleracea capitata
- CauliflowerBrassica oleracea botrytis
- CeleryApium graveolens
- KaleBrassica oleracea sabellica
- KohlrabiBrassica oleracea gongylodes
- LeekAllium porrum
- LettuceLactuca sativa
- Napa CabbageBrassica rapa pekinensis
- Pak ChoiBrassica rapa chinensis
- RutabagaBrassica napus napobrassica
- Savoy CabbageBrassica oleracea sabauda
- TurnipBrassica rapa rapa
- Chinese mahoganyToona sinensis
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
- Common ThymeThymus vulgaris
- Lamb's LettuceValerianella locusta
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- Rocket (Arugula)Eruca sativa
- Winter SavorySatureja montana
- TarragonArtemisia dracunculus
- small-flowered mallowMalva parviflora
- WormwoodArtemisia absinthium
In flower now
- CarrotDaucus carota sativus
- groundnutApios americana
- Jerusalem artichokeHelianthus tuberosus
- TurnipBrassica rapa rapa
- wild leekAllium ampeloprasum
- ZucchiniCucurbita pepo var. giromontiina
- chicoryCichorium intybus
- clustered bellflowerCampanula glomerata
- dandelionTaraxacum officinale
- KudzuPueraria montana
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- Winter SavorySatureja montana
October
this month83 speciesFruit, nuts and seeds
- appleMalus domestica
- cornZea mays
- European pearPyrus communis
- figFicus carica
- jujubeZiziphus jujuba
- mini kiwiActinidia arguta
- pawpawAsimina triloba
- pecan nutCarya illinoinensis
- potatoSolanum tuberosum
- raspberryRubus idaeus
- sweet chestnutCastanea sativa
- vineVitis vinifera
- walnutJuglans regia
- American chestnutCastanea dentata
- ParsnipPastinaca sativa
- shagbark hickoryCarya ovata
- shellbark hickoryCarya laciniosa
- ZucchiniCucurbita pepo var. giromontiina
- azaroleCrataegus azarolus
- Chinese dogwoodCornus kousa
- chocolate vineAkebia quinata
- hazelnutCorylus avellana
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- quinceCydonia oblonga
- rowanSorbus aucurparia
- sea buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
- bluebell bushDecaisnea fargesii
- BullacePrunus insititia
- bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
- Chilean araucariaAraucaria araucana
- dog roseRosa canina
- ginkgo treeGinkgo biloba
- goji berryLycium barbarum
- mahoniaMahonia aquifolium
- Szechuan pepperZanthoxylum piperitum
- tree hazelCorylus colurna
- water chestnutTrapa natans
- yellowhorn bushXanthoceras sorbifolium
- Apple RoseRosa villosa
- European crab appleMalus sylvestris
- hopsHumulus lupulus
- Japanese chestnutCastanea crenata
- licoriceGlycyrrhiza glabra
- pimpernutStaphylea pinnata
- rose of SharonHibiscus syriacus
- sweet crab appleMalus coronaria
- Sweet-briarRosa rubiginosa
- WhitebeamAria edulis
- Alpine RoseRosa pendulina
- blackthornPrunus spinosa
- Korean barberryBerberis koreana
- Multiflora RoseRosa multiflora
- Musk RoseRosa moschata
- Nootka RoseRosa nutkana
- oreganoOriganum vulgare hirtum
- Small-flowered Sweet-briarRosa micrantha
- Smooth RoseRosa blanda
- sycamore mapleAcer pseudoplatanus
- Woods' RoseRosa woodsii
- black walnutJuglans nigra
- Douglas firPseudotsuga menziesii
- English oakQuercus robur
- European beechFagus sylvatica
- European larchLarix decidua
- hawthornCrataegus monogyna
- hollyIlex aquifolium
- horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
- Japanese pagoda treeSophora japonica
- Japanese wisteriaWisteria floribunda
- juniperJuniperus communis
- red hawthornCrataegus sanguinea
- silk treeAlbizia julibrissin
- silky dogwoodCornus sericea
- silver firAbies alba
- WormwoodArtemisia absinthium
Leaves, herbs and shoots
In flower now
- TurnipBrassica rapa rapa
- wild leekAllium ampeloprasum
- chicoryCichorium intybus
- white cloverTrifolium repens
- anise hyssopAgastache foeniculum
- hardy fuchsiaFuchsia magellanica
- Canada goldenrodSolidago canadensis
- pot marigoldCalendula officinalis
- WormwoodArtemisia absinthium
- Cotton RoseHibiscus mutabilis
- European goldenrodSolidago virgaurea
- Green amaranthAmaranthus hybridus
November
this month32 speciesFruit, nuts and seeds
- almondPrunus dulcis
- appleMalus domestica
- European pearPyrus communis
- kiwiActinidia deliciosa
- date plumDiospyros lotus
- Jerusalem artichokeHelianthus tuberosus
- medlarMespilus germanica
- persimmonDiospyros virginiana
- azaroleCrataegus azarolus
- Chinese mahoganyToona sinensis
- Japanese flowering quinceChaenomeles japonica
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- American hackberryCeltis occidentalis
- dog roseRosa canina
- honey locustGleditsia triacanthos
- Japanese nutmeg-yewTorreya nucifera
- mahoniaMahonia aquifolium
- small-leaved lindenTilia cordata
- reed grassPhragmites australis
- trifoliate orangePoncirus trifoliata
- Japanese plum yewCephalotaxus harringtonia drupacea
- kermes oakQuercus coccifera
- Multiflora RoseRosa multiflora
- Musk RoseRosa moschata
- oreganoOriganum vulgare hirtum
- hornbeamCarpinus betulus
- juniperJuniperus communis
- Norway sprucePicea abies
- silk treeAlbizia julibrissin
Leaves, herbs and shoots
December
this month4 speciesFruit, nuts and seeds
Leaves, herbs and shoots
Where the figures come from
Listed are species with an edibility rating of 3 out of 10 or more that are hardy to USDA zone 7 — that is, they overwinter outdoors in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Mango and cherimoya therefore do not appear in January, although they are in the database. The months describe a temperate northern-hemisphere climate and shift by weeks with altitude, latitude and cultivar. Never forage wild plants on a database alone — only on a certain identification.
