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Quick Look: Spring Fruits & Vegetables

What's in Season in Spring?

By Molly Watson, About.com

Look for these spring fruits and vegetables at the market for the best flavor (and value) when in season. Note that specific crops and harvest dates depend on the climate of your region.

Apricots (start)

Artichokes

Arugula

Asparagus

Beets

Carrots

Chard and other greens (particularly in colder regions)

Cherries (seasons starts someplaces at the end of spring)

Fava beans

Fennel

Fiddleheads

Garlic scapes/green garlic

Grapefruit

Green onions/scallions

Greens (particularly in colder regions)

Kohlrabi

Kumquats (end)

Leeks (end)

Lemons

Lettuce

Morels

Nettles

Spring onions

Navel oranges (end)

Parsley

Pea greens

Peas (garden, snap, snow, etc.)

Radishes

Rhubarb

Scallions/green onions

Spinach

Strawberries

Turnips

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