California · Garden vegetables
Typically early January to late December, with peak mid-January through mid-December.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
Cut somewhere in the state year-round — desert valleys in winter, coast and Central Valley the rest of the year.
From early January — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
mid-January through mid-December — full stalls, full flavor. This is the stretch to plan around.
Through late December — quantity for preserving, and the stalls start dealing.
about 52 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
Cabbage peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
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In California, the cabbage season typically runs early January to late December, with peak availability mid-January through mid-December. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
U-pick cabbage is rare — buy heads at fall farm stands and farmers markets instead. The best market weeks are mid-January through mid-December.
about 52 weeks end to end — early January to late December. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.