Arizona · Garden vegetables
Typically mid-April to mid-June, and again mid-September to late October, with peak early May through late May.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
Low-desert crops come spring and fall; high-country growers pick through summer.
From mid-April, and again mid-September — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
early May through late May; again early October 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.
A classic u-pick row crop; hold the stem with one hand and pick with the other so you do not strip the vine. The picking window tracks the band above: early trips get clean fields, peak (early May through late May) 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.
Green Bean peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
In Arizona, the green bean season typically runs mid-April to mid-June, and again mid-September to late October, with peak availability early May through late May. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
Aim for peak: early May through late May. An early trip around mid-April 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 15 weeks end to end — mid-April to mid-June, and again mid-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.