The market year · VII of XXIV · a great turn
May Day
The cold gardeners (Eisheiligen)
- Opens
- 1 May
- Holds
- 14 days
- Season
- Spring
May Day is turn VII of the twenty-four the European market year runs on, and one of the eight great turns. It opens on 1 May and holds 14 days, until Cold Sophia takes over on 15 May.
Walk to May DayOn 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.
At peak
Also about
- Tomato Med
- Cherry tomato Med
- Beefsteak tomato Med
- Plum/San Marzano tomato Med
- Cucumber Med
- Spring onion
- Wild garlic
- Radish
- Breakfast radish
- New potato
- Pointed / hispi cabbage North
- Spring greens North
- Cauliflower
- Romanesco Med
- Purple sprouting broccoli
- Tenderstem broccoli Med
- Rocket / arugula
- Watercress
- Asparagus
- Globe artichoke North
- Broad beans / fava
- Garden peas
- Mangetout Med
- Sugar snap peas Med
- Parsley
- Coriander / cilantro
- Mint
- Chervil
- Chives
- Cooking apple (Bramley) Med
- Cherry Med
- Apricot Med
- Strawberry Med
- Raspberry Med
- Loquat