Calendar

Calendar

Important! Inclusion in this list does not imply safety. Read the full description of the plant in the full plant list, as well as information on the safety page.

The purpose of this list is to find out what plant or part of it is available at any given time. The plant part icons also help to quickly locate a food for any given purpose, and may help to plan a meal containing greens (leaves and stems), carbohydrates (roots and seeds), protein (leaves, roots and seeds) and maybe a desert (fruit). For more details refer to the full plant list. Also see information on the various parts on their respective page in the Plant Parts section.

The monthly availability should only be seen as a rough guide. Variations in climate and location can make a significant difference in availability. The findings are based on observations in the moderate climate of south-west Wales, and also takes into consideration the findings of several years. This gives a range of availability with early and late harvests which may not match every location and year. Apply this information relative to your situation.

The calendar only gives details about availability of plants which are featured in the in-depth profiles.

The sample list only gives a few examples each month. To access the full information please purchase the guide at judyofthewoods.net

 Key

Plant parts:
leaf
stem or trunk
sap
root, bulb, tuber and other below ground parts
flower
fruit
seed

Non-culinary use

Other:
caution

 January

Ash
Beech
Wood-sorrel
Yarrow

 February

Ash
Wood-sorrel
Yarrow

 March

Hop
Horsetail, Field
Knotweed, Japanese
Yarrow

 April

Mustard, Hedge
Wood-sorrel
Yarrow

 May

Hawthorn
Wood-sorrel
Yarrow

 June

Ash peak
Yarrow

 July

Ash
Beech
Yarrow peak peak peak

 August

Ash peak
Wood-sorrel
Yarrow peak peak peak

 September

Ash
Yarrow peak peak peak

 October

Ash
Wood-sorrel
Yarrow

 November

Ash
Wood-sorrel
Yarrow

 December

Ash
Wood-sorrel
Yarrow