What We Grow

‘This Week’s Harvest’, on the right side of the page, contains an updated version of Chickadee Creek’s delicious harvest list. We’ll keep it current with the availability of our vegetables throughout the year. For a more comprehensive list of everything we grow, please see below.

strawberries, snap peas, spinach, beans, beets, arugula, fennel, kale, lettuce, salad mix, mesclun mix, baby ginger, peppers, potatoes, brussel sprouts, onions, garlic, cabbage, scallions, swiss chard, pea shoots, squash, boc choy, winter squash, summer squash, cauliflower, carrots, raspberries, blackberries, tomatoes tomatoes tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs, rutabaga, ground cherries, watermelon, cantaloupe, zucchini, eggplant, radishes, collard greens, asparagus, sweet potatoes, sweet turnips, mustard, tatsoi, watermelon radishes, daikon radishes, zinnias, sunflowers, snapdragons, and a dozen more field flower varieties

 

Please check the Jersey Fresh Harvest Availability Chart to see when the goods are in season. Please note that the chart doesn’t list everything that Chickadee Creek grows. Also important: Chickadee Creek is determined to get you your veggies as early and as late as possible! See our winter market info in “Where we sell” to find our produce in the midst of winter.

Fruits & Berries Early Most Abundant Late
Ground Cherries 15-Jul late July-Aug 31 15-Sep
Watermelon 10-Jul July 15 – Aug 15 Sept. 1
Cantaloupe Melons 1-Jul 15 Jul – Aug 1 15-Aug
Strawberries 20-May June 1 – June 10 25-Jun
       
Vegetables Early Most Active Late
Beets 1-Jun July 1 – Oct. 31 Nov. 30
Boc Choy 15 May, 15 Oct Jun 1 – Jun 30, Oct 20 -Dec 1 25-Dec
Brussel Sprouts 15-Oct Oct 30 – Dec 25 Jan
Cabbage 1-Jun June 10 – Oct. 31 Nov. 15
Carrots 1 Jun, 1 Oct Jun 15 – July 1, Oct 15 – Nov 30 25-Dec
Cauliflower Sept. 1 Oct. 5 – Nov. 20 Dec. 5
Collards 15-May Aug. 20 – Oct. 31 Nov. 20
Cucumbers 25-Jun July 5 – Aug. 15 Sept. 15
Eggplant 10-Jul July 20 – Sept. 30 Oct. 15
Fennel 1-Jun Jun 15 – July 1 15-Jul
Garlic   July 15 – Oct. 31  
Lettuce and Spring Mixes
Late Spring 15-May May 20 – July 15 Aug. 31
Early Fall Sept. 1 Sept 15. – Nov. 15 25-Dec
Onions 25-Jun June 25 – July 31 Sept. 30
Peas 20-May June 15 – June 25 5-Jul
Peppers 5-Jul July 15 – Oct. 31 Nov. 5
Potatoes 10-Jul July 20 – Sept. 30 Oct. 15
Pumpkins Sept. 15 Oct. 1 – Oct. 15 Oct. 31
Snap Beans 10-Jun June 20 – July 20 Aug. 31
Squash 15-Jun June 25 – Sept. 1 Sept. 30
Spinach 15-Apr May 5 – June 25 30-Jun
Sweet Potatoes   Oct – Nov  
Tomatoes 5-Jul July 10 – Sept. 15 Oct. 15
Winter Squash   Sept 15 – Nov 30  
       
Other Early Most Active Late
Flowers and Herbs 1-Jul July 15 – Sept. 15 Oct. 1