Produce CalendarWhile growing conditions vary from year to year, as a general rule the harvesting seasons for the following commercially grown produce are as follows:
There is more... while not yet produced on a commercial scale, the region is a proven area for Almonds, Carrots, Chestnuts and Prickly Pears. Keen foodies will find wild Asparagus and wild Fennel and the foundations have been laid for the production of Saffron and Truffles.
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SPRING: many varieties of Berries, Cherries and early Stone Fruit, plus Baby Leaf Salad, Beans, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Honey, Lavender, Leeks, Lettuce, Parsley, Peas, Mushrooms, Shallots, Silverbeet, Spinach, Squash, Tomatoes and Zucchini.
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SUMMER: Berries, Apples, Grapes, Nashis, Pears, Rockmelon, Stone Fruits plus Beans, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Capsicum, Cauliflower, Celery, Chinese Cabbage, Cucumber, Eggplant, Figs, Herbs, Honey, Leeks, Lettuce, Onions, Parsley, Peas, Snow Peas, Sugar Snaps, Mushrooms, Pumpkin, Shallots, Silverbeet, Spinach, Squash, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, Zucchini.
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AUTUMN: Apples, Apricots, Figs, Nashis, Pears, Grapes, Olives, Persimmon, Stone Fruits, Grapes (wine and table grapes) plus Beans, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Capsicum, Cauliflower, Celery, Chinese Cabbage, Cucumber, Eggplant, Leeks, Lettuce, Parsley, Peas, Snow Peas, Sugar Snaps, Mushrooms, Pears, Pumpkin, Shallots, Silverbeet, Spinach, Squash, Tomatoes and Zucchini.
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WINTER: Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Leeks and Mushrooms.
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Data supplied by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries
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