When is asparagus in season in Australia?
Asparagus is being harvested right now, in Victoria and New South Wales.
One of the shortest and most clearly seasonal vegetables in the country, and close to the only reliable sign that spring has arrived at a market. Victoria grows nearly all of it.
Is asparagus in season in October?
- VictoriaAt its peak now
- New South WalesAt its peak now
Asparagus season by state
2 states grow asparagus commercially, and their seasons differ by weeks or months.
| Name | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | Victoria in January: not in season | Victoria in February: not in season | Victoria in March: not in season | Victoria in April: not in season | Victoria in May: not in season | Victoria in June: not in season | Victoria in July: not in season | Victoria in August: not in season | Victoria in September: at its peak | Victoria in October: at its peak | Victoria in November: at its peak | Victoria in December: in season |
| New South Wales | New South Wales in January: not in season | New South Wales in February: not in season | New South Wales in March: not in season | New South Wales in April: not in season | New South Wales in May: not in season | New South Wales in June: not in season | New South Wales in July: not in season | New South Wales in August: not in season | New South Wales in September: in season | New South Wales in October: at its peak | New South Wales in November: in season | New South Wales in December: not in season |
Victoria has the longest picking season, September to December. New South Wales has the shortest, September to November. Taking every growing state together, the crop is at its best in September to November.
Where asparagus is grown in Australia
- Victoria98%
- New South Wales2%
Share of national production by state.
Where to buy asparagus
Farmers markets in Victoria and New South Wales are the closest you get to buying it from the person who grew it.
Farmers markets on this weekend where it is being picked
Trading on Sunday 18 October in Victoria and New South Wales. A stall there is the shortest distance between the paddock and your bag, though what any one grower brings is up to them.
Also being picked in October
On the same stalls at the same time, in the states harvesting asparagus now.
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CabbageFrequently Asked Questions
- When is asparagus season in Australia?
- Victoria grows the most, about 98% of the national crop, and picks from September to December. Elsewhere: New South Wales from September to November.
- Is asparagus in season in October?
- Yes. Asparagus is being harvested in Victoria and New South Wales in October.
- Where is asparagus grown in Australia?
- Victoria (98%) and New South Wales (2%) grow the largest share of Australian asparagus.
Harvest months from our own research across Australian growing regions and national production figures.