One of the most common questions asked in BC in the summer is, “When can I get fresh fruits and vegetables.”
Here’s a handy guide for you, so that whenever you are out wine tasting, you’ll also know when you can get yourself some delicious B.C. fruits and vegetables.
As for where you can get them, you’ll find fruit and vegetable stands scattered in almost every hamlet, town and city in B.C. Many are beside main highways and roads, while others are secreted away. When in doubt, find a farmers’ market and enjoy!
Fruits and Vegetable Harvest Date
| Apples | August 15 to October 30 |
| Apricots | July 20 to August 10 |
| Asian Pears | August onwards |
| Beans | July onwards |
| Beets | July to September |
| Blackberries | July to August |
| Blueberries | June to September |
| Broccoli | June to September |
| Cantaloupe | August 4 to First Frost |
| Cherries | July 1 to August 1 |
| Cucumbers | July to September |
| Eggplant | July to September |
| Garlic | July onwards |
| Hot Peppers | August to first frost |
| Lettuce | June onwards |
| Loganberries | June to November |
| Nectarines | July to August |
| Peaches | July 25 to September 1 |
| Pears | August 15 to September 30 |
| Peas | June and July |
| Peppers | end of July to first frost |
| Potatoes | June and July |
| Prunes/Plums | August 15 to September 10 |
| Pumpkins | September 10 to end October |
| Radishes | June onwards |
| Raspberries | Late June to August |
| Strawberries | June to August |
| Squash | July to October |
| Sweet Corn | August to September |
| Tomatoes | July to first frost |
| Watermelon | August to September |