List of seasonal fruit and veg available in Malta

Fruit and vegetables

Aqra din il-lista bil-Malti: Lista ta' ħaxix u frott lokali u l-istaġun tiegħu hawn Malta

Vegetables:

· Artichokes (Jerusalem artichokes) - From October to May
Jerusalem artichoke

· Aubergines/ Eggplant - All year round
Eggplant/ Aubergine: Brungiel

· Beetroot - All year round
beetroot

· Broad Beans - From March to May
Broad beans

· Broccoli - From October to June
broccoli
· Brussels Sprouts - From January to June
Brussels sprouts: Kabocci taz-Zokk

· Cabbage - All year round
Cabbage: Kaboċċi

· Capers - From May to October
capers: Kappar

· Carrots - All year round
Carrots

· Cauliflower - From October to June
Cauliflower: Pastard

· Celery - All year round
Celery: Karfus

· Chayote - From October to January
chayote: Ċentinarja

· Cherry Tomatoes - All year round
Red cherry tomatoes

· Chickpeas - From May to June
Ċiċri : Chickpeas

· Cucumber - All year round
Cucumber: Ħjar

· Dill - All year round
dill

· Endives - From October to April
curly endives

· Fava Beans - From May to January
Garden beans: Ful

· Fennel - From October to May
Fennel: Bużbież
· Fresh Garlic - From November to May
Fresh garlic

· Garlic - All year round

Garlic

· Globe Articokes - From December to May
Artiċokk : Jerusalem Artichokes

· Green Onions - From February to August
Green onions/ eschallots

· Green Pepper - All year round
Green pepper: Bżar Aħdar

· Iceberg Lettuce - All year round
Iceberg lettuce

· Kohlrabi - All year round
Kohlrabi / Turnip- Ġdur

· Lettuce - All year round
Ħass: Lettuce

· Long Squash - From May to November
vegetable marrows

· Marrows / Courgettes - All year round
vegetable marrows round

· Mushrooms - All year round
Faqqiegħ : Mushrooms

· Olives - From September to November
olives

· Onions - All year round
Basal: onions

· Parsley - All year round
parsley

· Peas - From March to May
green peas

· Potatoes - All year round
Potatoes : Patata

· Pumpkins - All year round
Pumpkin

· Radish - From September to July
radish

· Red Cabbage - All year round
Red cabbage : Kaboċċa Ħamra

· Red Chillies - From May to October
Hot red peppers: Bżar Aħmar

· Red Lettuce - All year round
Ħass Aħmar : Red luttuce

· Red Sweet Peppers - All year round
Bżar Aħmar Ħelu : Sweet Red Peppers

· Rucola - All year round
rucola

· Spinach - All year round
Spinach
· Spring Onions - All year round
Spring onions

· Sweet Corn - From June to October
sweet corn

· Swiss Chard - From September to May
Swiss Chard

· Tomatoes - All year round
tomatoes

 

 

Fruit: 

· Apples - From June to September 
apples

· Apricot - From May to July 
Apricots

· Bambinella - From June to August
bambinella

· Blackberries - From May to July 
blackberry

· Cherries - May
cherries

· Cherry Plums - From July to September
small plum

· Common Fig - From May to June
Green figs

· Farkizzan - From July to August
Purple figs

· Figs - From July to August
White figs

· Grapefruit - From October to February
grapefruit

· Lemon - All year round
Lemons

· Loquats - From April to May

Loquats

· Mandarins - From October to April

Mandarins

· Melons - From April to October

melon

· Mulberry - From May to June

mulberry

· Nectarines - From June to August

Nectarines

· Oranges - From October to April

orange

· Peaches - From May to September

peach

· Pears - From July to September

pears

· Plums - From June to September
plums

· Pomegranates - From September to December

pomegranates

· Prickly Pears - From July to October

prickly pear

· Santa Rosa Peaches - From June to July

· Strawberries - From November to July

strawberries

· Victoria Plums - From August to September
Victoria plum

 

· Water Melons - From May to October

watermelons

 

 

· Winter Melons - From May to December

winter melon

Courtesy of John Baptist Cassar, Senior Agricultural Officer
Rural Development Department - Agriculture Directorate
MINISTRY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

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