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How accurate is the hemisphere-based data?

Is there simply a 6 month offset between each hemisphere?

Why aren't specific produce varieties mentioned?

How accurate is the hemisphere-based data?

Given the location is specified at the level of a hemisphere, there are naturally going to be limitations.

For people living in the tropics, the lines between the traditional four seasonals gets blurred the closer one moves to the equator, and of course the closer you get to the poles, the shorter growing seasons become.

Also, geographic factors ranging from annual rainfall to altitude will affect what plants grow in your area and when.

That said, the data readily applies to large parts of each hemisphere where the produce listed is typically grown and thus provides a good indication of when various fruits and vegetables are in season.

Is there simply a 6 month offset between each hemisphere?

Not always.

While a 6 month offset between northern and southern hemisphere produce is often useful as a rough guide, it does not hold true in all cases.

Many factors can influence this, such as the geography and climates in the regions where the produce is grown. Also, some crops might be common in one hemisphere but far less so in the other.

As a result, where possible, it is best to look up what is in season in your particular hemisphere.

Why aren't specific produce varieties mentioned?

At this time the website data deals with various fruits and vegetables, but doesn't go down to the level of specific varieties.

This should be kept in mind when viewing search results. For example, oranges are available year round, but in reality this is only because different varieties (Navel, Valencia, Blood, Seville) are available at different times of year. No one orange variety is available year round, but at least one variety should be available in any given month.

Data on varieties may be added in the future.