Maryland Seasonal Calendar

What's growing, what's fresh, and what's available month by month

January

Oysters
Peak season ✦
Kale & Greens
Overwintered
Storage Carrots
Peak season ✦
Sweet Potato
Stored
Apples
Cold storage
Microgreens
Indoor grown
Local Cheese
Year-round ✦
Turnips
Stored

February ← Now

Oysters
Peak season ✦
Kale & Greens
Overwintered
Spinach
Hoophouse
Storage Carrots
Peak season ✦
Sweet Potato
Stored
Apples
Cold storage
Local Cheese
Year-round ✦
Microgreens
Indoor grown

March

Oysters
Peak season ✦
Spinach
Hoophouse
Lettuce
Hoophouse
Radishes
Early spring
Microgreens
Indoor grown
Ramps
Wild foraged ✦
Local Cheese
Year-round
Eggs
Pastured

April

Asparagus
Peak season ✦
Ramps
Wild foraged ✦
Spinach
Field grown
Lettuce
Spring harvest
Radishes
Spring harvest ✦
Peas
Sugar snap & snow
Strawberries
Early season
Herbs
Fresh cut

May

Strawberries
Peak season ✦
Asparagus
Late season
Peas
Peak season ✦
Lettuce
Spring harvest ✦
Blue Crab
Season opens
Radishes
Spring harvest
Herbs
Fresh cut
Eggs
Pastured

June

Strawberries
Peak season ✦
Blueberries
Early season
Cherries
Peak season ✦
Tomatoes
Early varieties
Cucumbers
Coming in
Blue Crab
In season ✦
Zucchini
Peak season ✦
Sweet Corn
Early ears

July

Tomatoes
Peak season ✦
Sweet Corn
Peak season ✦
Blueberries
Peak season ✦
Peaches
Peak season ✦
Blue Crab
Peak season ✦
Cucumbers
Peak season
Zucchini
Peak season
Green Beans
Peak season

August

Tomatoes
Peak season ✦
Sweet Corn
Peak season ✦
Peaches
Peak season ✦
Watermelon
Peak season ✦
Blue Crab
Peak season ✦
Cantaloupe
Peak season
Peppers
All varieties
Eggplant
Peak season

September

Apples
Peak season ✦
Tomatoes
Late season
Sweet Corn
Late season
Blue Crab
In season ✦
Peppers
All varieties ✦
Winter Squash
Early harvest
Grapes
MD wine country ✦
Pears
Early varieties

October

Apples
Peak season ✦
Pumpkins
Peak season ✦
Winter Squash
Peak season ✦
Blue Crab
Season ending
Oysters
Season opens
Sweet Potato
Harvest ✦
Kale & Greens
Fall planting
Turnips
Fall harvest

November

Oysters
Peak season ✦
Apples
Cold storage
Sweet Potato
Stored ✦
Winter Squash
Stored
Kale & Greens
Cold-sweetened ✦
Turnips
Fall harvest
Local Cheese
Year-round
Pears
Late varieties

December

Oysters
Peak season ✦
Kale & Greens
Overwintered ✦
Storage Carrots
Stored
Sweet Potato
Stored
Apples
Cold storage
Local Cheese
Year-round ✦
Microgreens
Indoor grown
Eggs
Pastured

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