Fall 2023 | What's in Season

What’s in Season

Ripe and ready produce growing in the Reno-Tahoe region.

illustration by Marlene Hild

Mid-September โ€“ Early October

Fruits: apples (summer and fall), apricots, Asian pears, blackberries, cherries (sweet and tart), grapes (table and wine), jujubes, nectarines, pears, plums, raspberries

Culinary Herbs and Edible Flowers: basil, calendula, dill, lavender, marigold, mint, nasturtium, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, savory (summer), tarragon, thyme

Early October

Fruits: apples (summer and fall), apricots, Asian pears, blackberries, cherries (sweet and tart), grapes (table and wine), jujubes, nectarines, pears, plums, raspberries

Early Autumn Harvest: almonds, beans (bush and pole), chives (garlic and common), corn (sweet and dent), eggplants, garlic (dry storage), ground cherries, melons (hearts of gold, watermelon, and more), onions (bulb and green), peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, spinach, squashes (summer and winter), tomatillos, tomatoes, walnuts, zucchinis

Culinary Herbs and Edible Flowers: basil, calendula, dill, lavender, marigold, mint, nasturtium, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, savory (summer), tarragon, thyme

Late October โ€“ Early November

Fruits: apples, pears

Late Autumn Harvest: arugula, basil (from indoor operations), beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, chard, collard greens, corn (feed), garlic (dry storage; plant for next yearโ€™s harvest in October), kale, mixed lettuces, mizuna, onions, parsley, parsnips, pumpkins, radishes, rutabagas, squashes (winter), turnips

Fruits: apples (summer and fall), apricots, Asian pears, blackberries, cherries (sweet and tart), grapes (table and wine), jujubes, nectarines, pears, plums, raspberries

Culinary Herbs and Edible Flowers: basil, calendula, dill, lavender, marigold, mint, nasturtium, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, savory (summer), tarragon, thyme

Early October

Fruits: apples (summer and fall), apricots, Asian pears, blackberries, cherries (sweet and tart), grapes (table and wine), jujubes, nectarines, pears, plums, raspberries

Early Autumn Harvest: almonds, beans (bush and pole), chives (garlic and common), corn (sweet and dent), eggplants, garlic (dry storage), ground cherries, melons (hearts of gold, watermelon, and more), onions (bulb and green), peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, spinach, squashes (summer and winter), tomatillos, tomatoes, walnuts, zucchinis

Culinary Herbs and Edible Flowers: basil, calendula, dill, lavender, marigold, mint, nasturtium, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, savory (summer), tarragon, thyme

Late October โ€” Early November

Fruits: apples, pears

Late Autumn Harvest: arugula, basil (from indoor operations), beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, chard, collard greens, corn (feed), garlic (dry storage; plant for next yearโ€™s harvest in October), kale, mixed lettuces, mizuna, onions, parsley, parsnips, pumpkins, radishes, rutabagas, squashes (winter), turnips

About the Artist: Marlene Hild
Hild is an organic artist and visual farmer currently based in Sparks. Having worked in agriculture for more than 10 years and making art her whole life, thanks to her parentsโ€™ encouragement, she now enjoys bringing those two worlds together and putting her art out into the world, hopefully to make people smile.

More of her work can be found at Marlfox.com, or follow her adventures on Instagram at Themarlfox.


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