Seasonal calendar for Hamburg and the surrounding area
What belongs in your shopping basket this month? The seasonal wheel covers 44 vegetables and salad crops for Hamburg and northern Germany, with symbols and two simple meal ideas for each vegetable.
Turn the wheel or choose a month. Use the arrow keys to move between months. Hold the pointer over a vegetable to preview the meal titles; click or tap to see short preparation ideas. The times are approximate total preparation and cooking times.
Main season and stored produce are shown separately. The data comes from the published northern German seasonal calendar by the Hamburg Consumer Advice Centre. Its monthly entries are historical guidance, not a live harvest report. Weather, growing methods and individual farms can affect availability; main season does not necessarily mean open-field cultivation. Check the origin when shopping. 1)
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The vegetable year at a glance
All months are approximate. “—” means the source calendar lists no months for that category. Symbols provide orientation; the written names identify the vegetables. Meal ideas are our own suggestions, not complete recipes. German vegetable names are included to help with shopping.
| Vegetable / salad crop | Main season | Stored produce |
|---|---|---|
| 🥦 Cauliflower / Blumenkohl | Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct | — |
| 🫘 Green beans / Grüne Bohnen | Jul, Aug, Sep | — |
| 🥦 Broccoli / Brokkoli | Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct | — |
| 🥬 Chinese cabbage / Chinakohl | Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov | Jan, Feb, Dec |
| 🫛 Peas / Erbsen | Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep | — |
| 🌿 Fennel / Fenchel | Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct | — |
| 🧅 Sweet onions / Gemüsezwiebeln | Aug, Sep | — |
| 🥬 Kale / Grünkohl | Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec | — |
| 🥒 Pickling cucumbers / Einlegegurken | Jul, Aug, Sep | — |
| 🥒 Cucumbers / Salatgurken | Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep | — |
| 🥔 Potatoes / Kartoffeln | Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec |
| 🌱 Kohlrabi / Kohlrabi | May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct | — |
| 🎃 Pumpkin / Kürbis | Sep, Oct | Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec |
| 🌱 Leeks / Lauch | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec | — |
| 🌱 Spring onions / Lauchzwiebeln | May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct | — |
| 🥬 Chard / Mangold | Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct | — |
| 🥕 Carrots / Möhren | Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct | Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec |
| 🥕 Parsnips / Pastinaken | Oct, Nov | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec |
| 🌿 Parsley roots / Petersilienwurzeln | Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct | Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec |
| 🌱 Radishes / Radieschen | May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep | — |
| 🌱 White radish / Weißer Rettich | May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep | — |
| 🌱 Black radish / Schwarzer Rettich | Sep, Oct | Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec |
| 🥬 Brussels sprouts / Rosenkohl | Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec | — |
| 🌱 Beetroot / Rote Bete | Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct | Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec |
| 🥬 Red cabbage / Rotkohl | Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Nov, Dec |
| 🌱 Black salsify / Schwarzwurzeln | Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec | — |
| 🌱 Celeriac / Knollensellerie | Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep | Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec |
| 🌿 Celery / Stangensellerie | May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov | — |
| 🌱 Asparagus / Spargel | May, Jun | — |
| 🌱 Turnips / Mairüben | May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov | — |
| 🥬 Spinach / Spinat | Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct | — |
| 🥬 Pointed cabbage / Spitzkohl | Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep | — |
| 🌱 Swede / Steckrüben | Sep, Oct, Nov | Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec |
| 🍅 Tomatoes / Tomaten | Jul, Aug, Sep | — |
| 🌱 Jerusalem artichokes / Topinambur | Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec | — |
| 🥬 White cabbage / Weißkohl | Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Nov, Dec |
| 🥬 Savoy cabbage / Wirsing | Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Dec |
| 🥒 Courgettes / Zucchini | Jul, Aug, Sep | — |
| 🌽 Sweetcorn / Zuckermais | Aug, Sep | — |
| 🧅 Onions / Zwiebeln | Jul, Aug, Sep | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Oct, Nov, Dec |
| 🥗 Iceberg lettuce / Eisbergsalat | May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct | — |
| 🥗 Lamb’s lettuce / Feldsalat | Jan, Feb, Mar, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec | — |
| 🥗 Butterhead lettuce / Kopfsalat | May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct | — |
| 🥬 Rocket / Rucola | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec | — |