Storing your organic vegetables
Just a few quick rules of thumb here, but do contact us if you need more advice.
Root vegetables
Don’t wash them until you use them
How: in a paper bag
Where: in a dry, cool & dark place ( eg.Cupboard)
Leaves
How: in an open plastic bag
Where: in the fridge
Squashes
Where: in a cool, dry, dark place
Brassicas
Where: in the fridge
Beans
Where: in the fridge (unless drying beans for long term storing)
Onions / Garlic
How: ‘shell’ on ( don’t be tempted to peel any off)
Where: in a cool, dark, airy place
Mushrooms
How: in a paper bag
Where: in the fridge
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Your guide to seasonal vegetables
Eating with the seasons can be great fun. There’s always plenty to look forward to. Harvesting times and crop success can be unpredictable, but here is a rough guide to vegetable seasons and availability.
| From JANUARY |
to (inclusive) |
| Beetroot |
year round |
| Cabbage |
year round |
| Carrots |
year round |
| Potatoes - Pink Fir Apple |
March |
| From FEBRUARY |
to (inclusive) |
| Broccoli |
October |
| Cabbage - Tundra |
year round |
| Mushrooms - paris pink |
year round |
| Mushrooms - portobello |
year round |
| Mushrooms - white |
year round |
| Onions |
year round |
| Rocket |
September |
| From MARCH |
to (inclusive) |
| Purple Sprouting Broccoli |
April |
| Rhubarb |
May |
| Watercress |
September |
| From APRIL |
to (inclusive) |
| Claytonia / Winter Parsalane |
May |
| Radish |
September |
| Salad onions |
November |
| Spring Greens |
May |
| From MAY |
to (inclusive) |
| Asparagus - green |
June |
| Asparagus - white |
June |
| Lettuce |
September |
| Pumpkin |
October |
| Radish |
September |
| Spinach |
February |
| Spring Cabbage |
June |
| From JUNE |
to (inclusive) |
| Avocado |
year round |
| Beans - Broad |
September |
| Carrots - bunch |
October |
| Chard |
November |
| Chicory |
July |
| Kohlrabi |
November |
| Lettuce - Little Gem |
September |
| Mixed Leaves |
August |
| New Potatoes |
August |
| Peas |
August |
| Tomatoes |
September |
| Sugar snap peas (mange tout) |
September |
| From JULY |
to (inclusive) |
| Beans - Borlotti |
August |
| Beans - French |
September |
| Beans - Green |
August |
| Beans - Purple |
September |
| Cherry Tomatoes |
September |
| Chinese Cabbage |
September |
| Courgettes - green |
August |
| Courgettes - yellow |
August |
| Cucumber |
August |
| Garlic |
September |
| Globe artichoke |
September |
| Lettuce - Batavia |
August |
| Marrow |
September |
| Onions - red |
September |
| Onions - white |
September |
| Pak Choi |
September |
| Runner Beans |
September |
| Salad Potatoes |
August |
| Sweetcorn |
September |
| From AUGUST |
to (inclusive) |
| Aubergine |
September |
| Butternut Squash |
November |
| Cauliflower |
September |
| Celery |
December |
| Chicory |
December |
| Chillies |
September |
| Dwarf French Beans |
September |
| Fennel |
September |
| Peppers |
September |
| Romanesco Cauliflower |
September |
| Tomatoes - big |
October |
| From SEPTEMBER |
to (inclusive) |
| Leeks - baby |
October |
| Patti Pan Squash |
October |
| Romano Potatoes |
March |
| Salsify |
December |
| Squash |
November |
| Turnips - baby |
October |
| From OCTOBER |
to (inclusive) |
| Celeriac |
April |
| Kale - black ( Cavelenero Cabbage) |
April |
| Kale - Russian |
April |
| Leeks |
February |
| Parsnip |
March |
| Turnip |
March |
| Swede |
January |
| From NOVEMBER |
to (inclusive) |
| Brussel Sprouts (loose) |
January |
| Cabbage - red |
December |
| Chinese Leaves |
December |
| Jerusalem Artichoke |
January |
| Potatoes - red |
March |
| Potatoes - white |
March |
| From DECEMBER |
to (inclusive) |
| Brussel Sprouts (on the stalk) |
January |
| Chantenay Carrots |
January |
| Savoy Cabbage |
January |