Arkansas · Garden vegetables
Typically mid-March to mid-June, and again mid-September to mid-December, with peak early April through mid-May.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
From mid-March, and again mid-September — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
early April through mid-May; again early October through mid-November — full stalls, full flavor. This is the stretch to plan around.
Through mid-December — quantity for preserving, and the stalls start dealing.
about 26 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
Kale peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
In Arkansas, the kale season typically runs mid-March to mid-June, and again mid-September to mid-December, with peak availability early April through mid-May. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
Mostly a market-table crop; a few CSA farms let members cut their own. The best market weeks are early April through mid-May.
about 26 weeks end to end — mid-March to mid-June, and again mid-September to mid-December. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.