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Eating in season

Providing the most up-to-date guides on seasonal fruit & vegetables, with recipes for bringing out their peak flavor.

  • A bowl of Italian tomato zucchini soup on a table with eggplant, zucchini, and tomatoes.
    Italian tomato, zucchini, and eggplant soup
  • apple pie on a pile of red and green apples
    The best (and worst) apples for pie
  • Produce & recipe guide for September, with apples and pears
    Recipes for September: seasonal fruit
  • Nasturtium pesto

September fruit & vegetables

Seasonal fruits & vegetables for September will vary slightly at farmers markets depending on your region.

Apples, how to choose and store
Apples
Blackberries in season from late spring through mid fall
Blackberries
Cranberries in season
Cranberries
Figs
Grapes
Nectarines are in season from late spring into early fall
Nectarines
Ripe pawpaws in season
Pawpaws
Peaches are in season from late spring through mid fall
Peaches
Pears
Plums are in season from late spring into mid-fall
Plums
Pomegranates
Raspberries are in season from late spring into fall
Raspberries
Strawberries are in season from mid-spring through summer and into early-fall.
Strawberries
Watermelons, cantaloupe, and honeydew melons
Artichokes are in season
Artichokes
Brussels Sprouts in Season
Brussels sprouts
When is celery root in season? How to pick the best ones and store them.
Celery root (celeriac)
When is corn in season
Corn
Cucumbers are in season in summer. Learn how to pick cucumbers and store them, along with seasonal recipes
Cucumbers
Eggplants are in season during summer and into fall.
Eggplant
Green beans
Hot peppers
When are parsnips in season? Pick the best ones and store them right to last even longer.
Parsnips
Sugar snap and shelling peas are in season in spring, summer and fall. Get more info on picking the best ones, storing them and of course, recipes.
Peas
Winter squash in season
Pumpkins, butternut & other winter squash
Bell peppers are in season in summer and last through fall
Sweet & bell peppers
sweet onions (vidalia, walla walla), in season
Sweet onions
Sweet potatoes
Tomatoes
Eat in season - summer squash and zucchini are in season starting around June.
Zucchini & other summer squash

In-depth produce guides

  • Cucumber varieties, whole and sliced, with bitterness labels.
    Why cucumbers are bitter & how to fix it
  • 2 blackberries, close up
    Why blackberries are bitter & how to fix it
  • A row of jars filled with jam
    How to safely can jams, jellies, and preserves
  • how to make apple butter
    How to make apple butter & recipe for canning
  • Types of apples
    Apple varieties: flavor & cooking notes
  • Apple butter: testing cooking methods
  • A basket of apples
    Apple recipes & the best varieties to use
  • All nasturtium parts are shown with text indicating what's edible: green seeds, leaves, stems, and flowers.
    Nasturtium guide: what's edible & how to use it
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More seasonal recipes

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  • A bowl of loaded potato zucchini soup, topped with bacon, green onions, and croutons.
    Loaded zucchini potato soup
  • Zucchini quiche with garden zucchini
    Zucchini quiche with cheddar & herbs
  • Zucchini bread slices next to zucchini and summer squash to show how easy the recipe is
    Zucchini bread (easy & fuss free)
  • sweet and sour cherries on a table to promote cherry recipes
    50 cherry recipes to catch your interest (cheese plates & pies to salads & steak)
  • apricot pairings: blackberries, nuts, and basil
    Apricot recipes: floral, nutty, berry, and corny
  • Nasturtium vinegar bottles and flowers
    Nasturtium vinegar
  • Fresh fig banana bread with a fig syrup swirl
    Fresh fig banana bread
  • Lemon bars with poppy seed crust recipe by Ask the Food Geek
    Lemon bars with poppy seed crust

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Produce & recipe guide for September, with apples and pears

Italian tomato, zucchini, and eggplant soup

A bowl of Italian tomato zucchini soup on a table with eggplant, zucchini, and tomatoes.

This tomato soup recipe uses Italy's favorite summer vegetables: tomatoes, zucchini, and eggplants. It has a tomato-based flavor with Italian herbs. The zucchini and eggplant provide creaminess and significantly reduce the soup's acidity. Why roasting vegetables matters Picture a carrot boiled in water vs one that was roasted in the oven. Their flavors are significantly...

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Loaded zucchini potato soup

A bowl of loaded potato zucchini soup, topped with bacon, green onions, and croutons.

This recipe takes a potato soup and replaces some potatoes with zucchini. No one ever seems to notice! It's lighter while maintaining the same beloved potato soup flavor and creamy consistency. It's yet another great way to use up zucchini from your garden. This recipe works with giant, overgrown zucchini as well as various varieties...

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Zucchini quiche with cheddar & herbs

Zucchini quiche with garden zucchini

This zucchini quiche is a great way to use up the summer squash bounty from the garden. It uses 2 whole cups of shredded zucchini (or any variety of summer squash), which actually replaces several eggs. Double or triple it, adding flavor variations into each pan right before baking, like ham & bell peppers, sausage...

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