Illinois · Garden vegetables
Typically early June to mid-July, and again early September to late October, with peak mid-June through late June.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
Southern Illinois runs about two weeks ahead.
From early June, and again early September — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
mid-June through late June; again mid-September through mid-October — full stalls, full flavor. This is the stretch to plan around.
Through late October — quantity for preserving, and the stalls start dealing.
about 15 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
Cauliflower peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
In Illinois, the cauliflower season typically runs early June to mid-July, and again early September to late October, with peak availability mid-June through late June. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
Not offered u-pick; buy tight fresh heads at fall farm stands and markets. The best market weeks are mid-June through late June.
about 15 weeks end to end — early June to mid-July, and again early September to late October. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.