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Home » Eat what's in season » The practical produce guide: August 2022

The practical produce guide: August 2022

August is peak season for a lot of summer fruits and vegetables. The recipes in this month's collection help you enjoy the produce, but beat the heat by getting outside on the grill or making a fresh salad.

Chart of fruit in season for August (cherries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums, figs, grapes, melons, apples, and pears)
August fruit seasonality chart

What fruits are in season in August?

Apples and pears start showing up this month, but before you run out to buy them, know this:

Apples can be stored for a year, or more, at special processing facilities. If you are at a grocery store, there is no way to tell if it is a fresh apple, or an older one. The older ones lose some quality in flavor and texture. Go to a farmers market to get your apples to ensure they are fresh.

Pears are unique because they are one of the few fruits that are better when picked from the tree when fully mature, but not yet fully ripe. When left on the tree to ripen, they get woody or mealy.

Apples, how to choose and store
Apples
Apricots
Blackberries in season from late spring through mid fall
Blackberries
Blueberries are in season in late spring through summer
Blueberries
Figs
Grapes
Nectarines are in season from late spring into early fall
Nectarines
Peaches are in season from late spring through mid fall
Peaches
Pears
Pink pineberries in season
Pineberries
Plums are in season from late spring into mid-fall
Plums
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

What vegetables are in season?

Chart for august: what vegetable are in season (peas, sweet onions, green beans, cucumbers, summer squash, corn, bell peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, and hot peppers)

Summer vegetables are still abundant and still often at their peak flavor, including corn, peppers, and tomatoes. Winter squash aren't quite ready yet, you'll have to wait another month for those.

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
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
Bell peppers are in season in summer and last through fall
Sweet & bell peppers
sweet onions (vidalia, walla walla), in season
Sweet onions
Tomatoes
Eat in season - summer squash and zucchini are in season starting around June.
Zucchini & other summer squash

For a full list of other months and all of the seasonal produce guides, go to the in-season page.

A slice of cornbread drizzled with honey, surrounded by whole and sliced jalapenos

Recipes for August

For recipes that only use produce in season this month, check out the August farmers market recipe collection. It includes recipes for the best-tasting, peak fruits & veggies, as well as options for turning bland fruits into something delightful (like bourbon soaked peach syrup for pancakes!)

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