North Carolina · Garden vegetables
Typically mid-March to mid-May, and again mid-September to mid-December, with peak early April through late April.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
Eastern truck farms run well ahead of the mountains.
From mid-March, and again mid-September — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
early April through late April; 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 22 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
Spinach peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
The whole national sweep · everything in season in North Carolina
In North Carolina, the spinach season typically runs mid-March to mid-May, and again mid-September to mid-December, with peak availability early April through late April. 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 April through late April.
about 22 weeks end to end — mid-March to mid-May, 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.