Apples

Globe artichokes

Asparagus

Aubergines

Beetroot

Blackberries

Blackcurrants

British sprouts

Broad beans

Cabbage

Red cabbage

Calabrese

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celeriac

Celery

Chicory (endive)

Courgettes

Cucumber

Damsons

Figs

Leeks

Mangetout

Mushrooms

Onions

Parsnips

Pears

Peas

Peppers

Plums

New potatoes

Main crop potatoes

Pumpkins

Raspberries

Redcurrants

Rhubarb

Spinach

Spring greens

Purple sprouting broccoli

Squash

Strawberries

Sweetcorn

Tomatoes

Turnip

Watercress

Fruit & Vegetables

In the UK we have a fantastic variety of home grown fruit and vegetables, many of which have gone out of fashion with the influx of exotic imported produce, but fruit and vegetables in season have the best flavour.

Why not rediscover some of that flavour...and click on each fruit or veg for a selection of recipe ideas.

January
Jerusalem artichokes, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, curly kale, endive, garlic, leeks, mushrooms, onions, parsnips, main-crop potatoes, salsify, shallots, swede, and turnip

February
Jerusalem artichokes, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, chard, chicory , kohlrabi, leeks, mushrooms, onions, parsnips, main-crop potatoes, purple sprouting broccoli, spring greens, swede, and turnip

March
Jerusalem artichokes, asparagus, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, garlic, leeks, mushrooms, onions, parsnips, main crop potatoes, purple sprouting broccoli, radishes, rhubarb, sorrel, spring greens, and swede

April
Jerusalem artichokes, asparagus, broad beans, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, kale, leeks, mushrooms, spring onions, main crop potatoes, purple sprouting broccoli, rhubarb, and spring greens

May
May is always one of the most difficult times of the year to find home grown vegetables, but there should be good quality asparagus in the shops and why not try some of the delicious iron-strong spring greens - but be careful not to overcook or you will lose much of the vitamin C. The new potatoes are readily available and a real spring treat. With storage systems improving it is still possible to find old season British leeks and swedes in the shops.

Asparagus, broad beans, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, French beans, lettuce, mushrooms, new potatoes, rhubarb, spinach, spring greens, and strawberries

June
This is when the home-grown fruit and vegetables are really coming on stream and we are spoilt for choice.

Globe artichokes, asparagus, aubergines, broad beans, French beans, beetroot, calabrese, carrots, early summer cauliflower, courgettes, cucumber, wet garlic, gooseberries, kohlrabi, lettuce, mangetout, mushrooms, spring onions, new potatoes, peas, peppers, redcurrants, rhubarb, savoy cabbage , raspberries, spinach, strawberries, tayberries, tomatoes, and turnip.

July
Globe artichokes, aubergines, broad beans, French beans, runner beans, beetroot, blackcurrants, calabrese, carrots, cauliflower, celery, courgettes, cucumber, fennel, garlic, gooseberries, kohlrabi, lettuce, loganberries, mangetout, mushrooms, spring onions, peas, peppers, raspberries, redcurrants, Scottish earlies, spinach, strawberries, sweetcorn, tomatoes, turnip, watercress

August
English Apples (Discovery), globe artichokes, aubergines, broad beans, runner beans, beetroot, blackberries, blackcurrants, calabrese, cucumber, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cherries, courgettes, fennel, garlic, greengages, kohlrabi, leeks, loganberries, mangetout, marrow, mushrooms, onions, spring onions, peas, peppers, plums, main crop potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries, shallots, spinach, strawberries, sweetcorn, tomatoes, turnip, and watercress

September
English Apples (Katy, Worcester Pearmain, Blenheim Orange, James Grieve), globe artichokes, aubergines, beetroot, blackberries, white cabbage, calabrese, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, courgettes, cucumber, damsons, elderberries, fennel, figs, garlic, greengages, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, marrows, mushrooms, onions, spring onions, pears, peppers, plums, main-crop potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries, spinach, sweetcorn, tomatoes, turnip, and watercress

October
Apples (Spartan, Cox's Orange Pippin, Egremont Russet), beetroot, blackberries, British sprouts, calabrese, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, courgettes, garlic, kale, leeks, lettuce, marrows, mushrooms, onions, pickling onions, spring onions, parsnips, pears, peppers, main-crop potatoes, pumpkins, spinach, squash, swede, sweetcorn, turnip, and watercress

November
Apples, beetroot, British sprouts, cabbage, calabrese, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, garlic, leeks, mushrooms, onions, spring onions, parsnips, peppers, plums, pears, main-crop potatoes, pumpkins, quince, spinach, swede, and turnip

December
Apples, British sprouts, green cabbage, red cabbage, carrots, celeriac, celery, garlic, curly kale, leeks, mushrooms, onions, spring onions, parsnips, main-crop potatoes, swede, and turnip