What's in season in October
October is the turn of the season. Home growers are picking apples, pears, the last runner beans and tomatoes, chard, squash and pumpkins, with leeks, kale and the first parsnips and Brussels sprouts starting. The last dahlias are still flowering.
Vegetables
Fruit
Herbs
Cut flowers
Grower tip: Pumpkins can be sold each at a set price, which suits Halloween. Windfall apples are best offered free or pay what you think, clearly described as windfalls.