what grows when

Shopping seasonally is not an ideology, it is arithmetic. A kilo of lamb's lettuce in October costs a third of what it costs in April and tastes better anyway. The calendar below covers the ingredients we work with most often, and shows when buying them is worth it — and when you are better off cooking something else.

These dates are for outdoor growing in Central Europe. Further north or south, the edges shift by several weeks — the underlying logic stays the same wherever you are.