Arizona · Field & vine
Typically early April to late June, and again mid-September to mid-November, with peak mid-April through late May.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
Low desert picks spring and fall; Flagstaff-area growers pick through midsummer.
From early April, and again mid-September — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
mid-April through late May; again early October through late October — full stalls, full flavor. This is the stretch to plan around.
Through mid-November — quantity for preserving, and the stalls start dealing.
about 22 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
A staple of u-pick vegetable farms — wear long sleeves against prickly stems and cut rather than twist. The picking window tracks the band above: early trips get clean fields, peak (mid-April 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.
Zucchini peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
In Arizona, the zucchini season typically runs early April to late June, and again mid-September to mid-November, with peak availability mid-April through late May. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
Aim for peak: mid-April through late May. An early trip around early 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 22 weeks end to end — early April to late June, and again mid-September to mid-November. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.