Maryland · Garden vegetables
Typically early May to mid-December, with peak mid-May through mid-November.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
Frost-sweetened fall kale is the best of the year.
From early May — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
mid-May 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 32 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
Kale peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
In Maryland, the kale season typically runs early May to mid-December, with peak availability mid-May through mid-November. 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 mid-May through mid-November.
about 32 weeks end to end — early May to mid-December. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.