New Zealand Seasonal Fruit & Vegetable Calendar

What's in season each month?

Typical fresh harvests in New Zealand, grouped into fruit and vegetables. Empty lists mean no fresh harvests in this selected catalogue.
Month	Fruit	Vegetables
January	Fruit Apricots Avocados Blackberries Blueberries Cherries Nectarines Peaches Plums Raspberries Strawberries	Vegetables Beetroot Broad beans Cabbage Capsicums Carrots Courgettes Cucumbers Eggplants French beans Garlic Lettuce Onions Peas Potatoes Radishes Silverbeet Spring onions Squash Sweetcorn Tomatoes
February	Fruit Apples Apricots Avocados Blackberries Blueberries Cherries Figs Grapes Nectarines Passionfruit Peaches Pears Plums Raspberries Strawberries	Vegetables Beetroot Cabbage Capsicums Carrots Courgettes Cucumbers Eggplants French beans Garlic Kūmara Lettuce Onions Potatoes Pumpkins Radishes Silverbeet Spring onions Squash Sweetcorn Tomatoes
March	Fruit Apples Avocados Blackberries Blueberries Feijoas Figs Grapes Kiwifruit Nectarines Passionfruit Peaches Pears Plums Raspberries Strawberries	Vegetables Beetroot Cabbage Capsicums Carrots Courgettes Cucumbers Eggplants French beans Kūmara Lettuce Onions Potatoes Pumpkins Radishes Silverbeet Spring onions Squash Sweetcorn Tomatoes
April	Fruit Apples Avocados Feijoas Figs Grapes Kiwifruit Mandarins Passionfruit Pears Persimmons Strawberries	Vegetables Beetroot Cabbage Capsicums Carrots Celery Courgettes Cucumbers Eggplants Fennel French beans Kūmara Leeks Lettuce Onions Potatoes Pumpkins Radishes Silverbeet Spinach Spring onions Squash Tomatoes
May	Fruit Apples Feijoas Kiwifruit Mandarins Passionfruit Pears Persimmons Tamarillos	Vegetables Beetroot Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Fennel Kale Kūmara Leeks Lettuce Parsnips Pumpkins Radishes Silverbeet Spinach Spring onions Turnips
June	Fruit Feijoas Grapefruit Kiwifruit Lemons Mandarins Oranges Passionfruit Persimmons Tamarillos	Vegetables Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Fennel Kale Kūmara Leeks Parsnips Pumpkins Silverbeet Spinach Turnips
July	Fruit Grapefruit Lemons Mandarins Oranges Passionfruit Tamarillos	Vegetables Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Fennel Kale Leeks Parsnips Silverbeet Spinach Turnips
August	Fruit Avocados Grapefruit Lemons Mandarins Oranges Tamarillos	Vegetables Artichokes Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Fennel Kale Leeks Parsnips Silverbeet Spinach Turnips
September	Fruit Avocados Grapefruit Lemons Mandarins Oranges Tamarillos	Vegetables Artichokes Asparagus Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Fennel Kale Leeks Parsnips Peas Radishes Silverbeet Spinach Spring onions Turnips
October	Fruit Avocados Grapefruit Lemons Mandarins Oranges Strawberries Tamarillos	Vegetables Artichokes Asparagus Broad beans Broccoli Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Fennel Kale Leeks Lettuce Peas Potatoes Radishes Silverbeet Spinach Spring onions Turnips
November	Fruit Avocados Grapefruit Lemons Oranges Strawberries	Vegetables Artichokes Asparagus Beetroot Broad beans Broccoli Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Fennel Lettuce Peas Potatoes Radishes Silverbeet Spinach Spring onions
December	Fruit Apricots Avocados Blueberries Cherries Nectarines Peaches Plums Raspberries Strawberries	Vegetables Asparagus Beetroot Broad beans Cabbage Carrots Courgettes Cucumbers French beans Garlic Lettuce Peas Potatoes Radishes Silverbeet Spring onions Squash Sweetcorn Tomatoes

Fresh harvests, rather than shop availability

A crop appears when growers in New Zealand normally harvest it during that month. The calendar excludes imports and produce available only from long-term storage, heated greenhouses, or other protected methods.

Locally grown produce sold outside these harvest months may have been stored after harvest. A blank fruit or vegetable month does not mean shops have no locally grown produce.

This is a selected catalogue of common fruit and vegetables, not a complete list of every crop in New Zealand. Herbs, mushrooms, nuts and rhubarb are outside its scope. Tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers are grouped with vegetables.

Seasons vary across New Zealand

This is an approximate national guide, not a local crop forecast. Weather, latitude, altitude, cultivar, and farming method can shift harvest dates by several weeks. Harvests may begin earlier in warmer areas and later in cooler areas.

Harvest timing varies between the North and South Islands and between warmer coastal and cooler inland areas. The seasonal work calendar and national vegetable chart provide broad guidance, so check nearby growers for local harvests.

Use the calendar to plan seasonal meals, then check what's being harvested by growers near you. The month ranges describe typical seasons rather than a prediction for this year's weather.

New Zealand calendar sources

The catalogue draws on Work and Income's fruit and vegetable seasonal work calendar and Horticulture New Zealand's vegetable seasonability chart. Read the source guide and methodology for how evidence is selected.