What's in season in Northern Territory in September
5 things being harvested in Northern Territory right now.
The list below is what is being harvested in this part of the country this month, not what a supermarket happens to be stocking. At a producer market the two are different things, and the harvest list is the one that matches the stalls.
Buying it where it was grown
Seasonality is most useful when it is attached to somewhere to actually go. Every item here links through to the markets in this state that sell it, and the farmers market listings carry their own trading days, so you can work out both what is good and when you can get it in one pass.
Being picked now
June to September in the tropical north
The reason a winter market is worth going to. Oranges, mandarins and grapefruit are at their best when almost nothing else is.
September to January in the tropical north
Australia's mango season runs north to south. Darwin picks from September, Queensland from November, and Carnarvon in Western Australia carries it into autumn. No mango is grown commercially in Victoria or Tasmania, so a producer-only market there will not have any.
All year in the tropical north
Queensland picks pineapple all year, but the summer fruit is noticeably sweeter.
May to October in the tropical north
Bowen and Bundaberg supply the country's winter tomatoes, which is the opposite season to a backyard tomato in Melbourne.
May to November in the tropical north
Northern melons are a dry-season crop, so Kununurra and Bowen are picking through the middle of the year while the southern states are not.
The whole year at a glance
Every month of the harvest calendar for the tropical north, so you can plan a season ahead rather than only work out what is good today.
| Produce | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mango | Mango in January: in season | Mango in February: not in season | Mango in March: not in season | Mango in April: not in season | Mango in May: not in season | Mango in June: not in season | Mango in July: not in season | Mango in August: not in season | Mango in September: in season | Mango in October: at its peak | Mango in November: at its peak | Mango in December: in season |
| Citrus | Citrus in January: not in season | Citrus in February: not in season | Citrus in March: not in season | Citrus in April: not in season | Citrus in May: not in season | Citrus in June: in season | Citrus in July: in season | Citrus in August: in season | Citrus in September: in season | Citrus in October: not in season | Citrus in November: not in season | Citrus in December: not in season |
| Watermelon | Watermelon in January: not in season | Watermelon in February: not in season | Watermelon in March: not in season | Watermelon in April: not in season | Watermelon in May: in season | Watermelon in June: in season | Watermelon in July: in season | Watermelon in August: in season | Watermelon in September: in season | Watermelon in October: in season | Watermelon in November: in season | Watermelon in December: not in season |
| Avocado | Avocado in January: not in season | Avocado in February: not in season | Avocado in March: in season | Avocado in April: in season | Avocado in May: in season | Avocado in June: in season | Avocado in July: in season | Avocado in August: in season | Avocado in September: not in season | Avocado in October: not in season | Avocado in November: not in season | Avocado in December: not in season |
| Pineapple | Pineapple in January: in season | Pineapple in February: in season | Pineapple in March: in season | Pineapple in April: in season | Pineapple in May: in season | Pineapple in June: in season | Pineapple in July: in season | Pineapple in August: in season | Pineapple in September: in season | Pineapple in October: in season | Pineapple in November: in season | Pineapple in December: in season |
| Tomato | Tomato in January: not in season | Tomato in February: not in season | Tomato in March: not in season | Tomato in April: not in season | Tomato in May: in season | Tomato in June: in season | Tomato in July: in season | Tomato in August: in season | Tomato in September: in season | Tomato in October: in season | Tomato in November: not in season | Tomato in December: not in season |
Where to buy it in Northern Territory
1 farmers markets are listed in Northern Territory, each with its real trading days.