Fruit Harvest Calendar

One of the blessings of Gulf Coast gardening is that we can harvest fruit year round.  Not all fruits all year, of course, but something will be fruiting at all times of the year.

The following is a calendar of expected monthly availability.  You will find differences in your landscape depending on:

  • What part of the Gulf Coast you live on - it includes Zones 8 - 10
  • Weather changes from year to year
  • Micro-climates within your own garden
  • Variability within the varieties

With a little planning, you can expect to harvest these fruits month by month:

 

January

Republic of Texas Orange, grapefruit, lemons, kumquats, limequats, calamondins, limes, late ripening oranges, loquats

February

Kumquats, limequats, late ripening oranges, grapefruits, loquats, calamondins, lemons

March

Kumquats, loquats, limequats, lemonquats, calamondins, grapefruits, Pakistan mulberries, strawberries

April

Strawberries, early blueberries, loquats, mulberries, mayhaws, grapefruits

May

Blueberries, mayhaws, early peaches & nectarines, apricots, early plums, pluots, strawberries

June

Nectarines, peaches, plums, Anna & Dorsett apples, pawpaws, jujube

July

Figs, pears, grapes, pawpaws, jujube

August

Figs, grapes, pears, pomegranates, jujube

September

Early satsumas, avocado, papaya, guava, pears

October

Persimmons, pecans, papaya, guava, satsumas, limes, avocado

November

Satsumas, grapefruit, blood oranges, mandarins, persimmons

December

Lemons, pomegranates, kumquats, red grapefruits, blood oranges, late satsumas, limes, tangelos, mandarins