Montana · Garden vegetables
Typically mid-May to mid-July, and again mid-August to late September, with peak early June through late June.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
From mid-May, and again mid-August — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
early June through late June; again early September through mid-September — full stalls, full flavor. This is the stretch to plan around.
Through late September — quantity for preserving, and the stalls start dealing.
about 15 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
Spinach peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
In Montana, the spinach season typically runs mid-May to mid-July, and again mid-August to late September, with peak availability early June through late June. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
Rarely offered u-pick; buy same-day cut bunches at spring and fall market stalls. The best market weeks are early June through late June.
about 15 weeks end to end — mid-May to mid-July, and again mid-August to late September. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.