When are leeks in season in Australia?
Leeks are being harvested right now, in Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland and Tasmania.
A cool season crop grown mostly in Victoria, available from autumn through spring.
Are leeks in season in October?
- VictoriaAt its peak now
- Western AustraliaIn season now
- QueenslandIn season now
- TasmaniaIn season now
Leek season by state
6 states grow leeks 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: in season | Victoria in April: in season | Victoria in May: in season | Victoria in June: in season | Victoria in July: in season | Victoria in August: at its peak | Victoria in September: at its peak | Victoria in October: at its peak | Victoria in November: in season | Victoria in December: in season |
| Western Australia | Western Australia in January: not in season | Western Australia in February: not in season | Western Australia in March: not in season | Western Australia in April: not in season | Western Australia in May: in season | Western Australia in June: in season | Western Australia in July: at its peak | Western Australia in August: at its peak | Western Australia in September: in season | Western Australia in October: in season | Western Australia in November: not in season | Western Australia in December: not in season |
| South Australia | South Australia in January: not in season | South Australia in February: not in season | South Australia in March: not in season | South Australia in April: not in season | South Australia in May: in season | South Australia in June: at its peak | South Australia in July: at its peak | South Australia in August: in season | South Australia in September: in season | South Australia in October: not in season | South Australia in November: not in season | South Australia in December: not in season |
| Queensland | Queensland in January: not in season | Queensland in February: not in season | Queensland in March: not in season | Queensland in April: in season | Queensland in May: in season | Queensland in June: in season | Queensland in July: at its peak | Queensland in August: in season | Queensland in September: in season | Queensland in October: in season | Queensland in November: not in season | Queensland in December: not 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: in season | New South Wales in May: in season | New South Wales in June: at its peak | New South Wales in July: at its peak | New South Wales in August: in season | New South Wales in September: in season | New South Wales in October: not in season | New South Wales in November: not in season | New South Wales in December: not in season |
| Tasmania | Tasmania in January: not in season | Tasmania in February: not in season | Tasmania in March: not in season | Tasmania in April: not in season | Tasmania in May: not in season | Tasmania in June: not in season | Tasmania in July: in season | Tasmania in August: in season | Tasmania in September: in season | Tasmania in October: in season | Tasmania in November: not in season | Tasmania in December: not in season |
Victoria has the longest picking season, March to December. Tasmania has the shortest, July to October. Taking every growing state together, the crop is at its best in June to October.
Where leeks are grown in Australia
- Victoria57%
- Western Australia22%
- South Australia9%
- Queensland7%
- New South Wales3%
- Tasmania2%
Share of national production by state.
Where to buy leeks
Farmers markets in Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland and Tasmania 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 Saturday 17 October and Sunday 18 October in Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland. 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 leeks now.
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- When is leek season in Australia?
- Victoria grows the most, about 57% of the national crop, and picks from March to December. Elsewhere: Western Australia from May to October, South Australia from May to September, Queensland from April to October and New South Wales from April to September.
- Are leeks in season in October?
- Yes. Leeks are being harvested in Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland and Tasmania in October.
- Where are leeks grown in Australia?
- Victoria (57%), Western Australia (22%) and South Australia (9%) grow the largest share of Australian leeks.
Harvest months from our own research across Australian growing regions and national production figures.