The market year · I of XXIV · a great turn
Candlemas
Candlemas light
- Opens
- 2 February
- Holds
- 12 days
- Season
- Winter
Candlemas is turn I of the twenty-four the European market year runs on, and one of the eight great turns. It opens on 2 February and holds 12 days, until St Valentine takes over on 14 February.
Walk to CandlemasOn the stall
What is in season at the middle of this turn, computed from the green days catalogue. Med marks what only shows up in Mediterranean markets, North what only shows up north of them.
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- Shallot
- Leek
- Beetroot
- Golden beetroot Med
- Daikon / mooli
- Turnip
- Swede
- Parsnip
- Celeriac
- Jerusalem artichoke
- Green cabbage
- Savoy cabbage
- Pointed / hispi cabbage Med
- Spring greens Med
- Red cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Romanesco Med
- Purple sprouting broccoli
- Tenderstem broccoli Med
- Brussels sprouts
- Kale
- Cavolo nero
- Chard Med
- Endive / frisée
- Radicchio
- Lamb's lettuce / mâche
- Fennel
- Asparagus Med
- Cardoon
- Pumpkin Med
- Butternut squash
- Acorn squash Med
- Crown prince squash
- Spaghetti squash Med
- Kabocha Med
- Cooking apple (Bramley) Med
- Lime Med
- Orange Med
- Blood orange Med
- Mandarin / clementine Med
- Grapefruit Med
- Kiwi Med
- Avocado Med