Arkansas · Garden vegetables
Typically mid-May to mid-July, and again mid-October to mid-December, with peak early June through late June.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
From mid-May, and again mid-October — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
early June through late June; again early November through late November — full stalls, full flavor. This is the stretch to plan around.
Through mid-December — quantity for preserving, and the stalls start dealing.
about 17 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
Some diversified veg farms offer dig-your-own rows — loosen with a fork, never yank by the tops. The picking window tracks the band above: early trips get clean fields, peak (early June through late June) is the sure bet, late season is for quantity.
Farm-to-farm variation is real — up to two weeks either side of the typical window. Plan the trip, then call the farm before you drive.
Carrot peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
In Arkansas, the carrot season typically runs mid-May to mid-July, and again mid-October to mid-December, with peak availability early June through late June. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
Aim for peak: early June through late June. An early trip around mid-May gets first choice of clean fields; a late one is for stock-the-freezer quantity. Any single farm can run up to two weeks either side of the chart — call before you drive.
about 17 weeks end to end — mid-May to mid-July, and again mid-October to mid-December. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.