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Home » Eat what's in season » The practical produce guide: March 2023

The practical produce guide: March 2023

March seasonal fruits chart

What fruits & vegetables are in season this month?

The beginning of March still offers only the winter fruits and vegetables - hang in there! If weather is cooperative this year, asparagus and artichokes will start to show up by mid-March.

And there are no shortage of recipes for asparagus or artichokes either:

  • Asparagus: how to cook + 50 recipes
  • Artichokes: how to cook + 30 recipes
  • March recipe collection

Winter citrus and kiwi are still seasonal this month. Even if you feel tired of eating citrus throughout all of winter, this is arguably the best month for them. Mandarins should be even sweeter and more flavorful now that we are at the end of their harvest season. That's because they stop developing flavor once harvested, so the ones left longer on the tree to extend the season have more flavor.

While strawberries and pineberries show up in grocery stores, resist buying them right now. I know they look great after a long winter but they will be pretty flavorless and disappointing.

Artichokes are in season
Artichokes
asparagus in season
Asparagus
When are blood oranges in season? Get the full scoop along with how to pick the best ones and store them.
Blood oranges
Brussels Sprouts in Season
Brussels sprouts
Celery in season
Celery
When is celery root in season? How to pick the best ones and store them.
Celery root (celeriac)
Grapefruits are in season in winter. More on picking the best ones & recipes.
Grapefruit
several kiwi exposed interior
Kiwi
Kumquats are in season in the middle of winter to early spring.
Kumquats
Mandarins are in season throughout winter and early spring.
Mandarins
When are parsnips in season? Pick the best ones and store them right to last even longer.
Parsnips
Winter squash in season
Pumpkins, butternut & other winter squash

Monthly seasonal guides

The seasonal guides cover produce for every month. Coming up in April, you'll see the first strawberries, cherries, and rhubarb. If you live in cooler climates, you'll see them in stores, but might have to wait another month until they show up at farmers markets.

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Loaded zucchini potato soup

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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 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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