Winter vegetables in Germany
According to the BZfE (Bundeszentrum für Ernährung, that is, the German Federal Nutrition Center), the following vegetables would be in season and nationally grown in the winter months:
-Mushrooms* (December January February)
-Endives (December January February)
-Chinese cabbage** (December January February)
-Lamb's lettuce* (December January)
-Kale (December, January)
-Carrots** (December)
-Leek (December January February)
-Brussels sprouts (December January)
-Beetroot** (December January February)
-Red cabbage (December January February)
-White cabbage** (December January February)
-Onion** (December January February)
On the other hand, other more purist calendars point to:
-Mushrooms* (December January February)
-Endives (December January February)
-Kale (December, January, February)
-Leek (December)
-Brussels sprouts (December January February)
-Red cabbage (December)
-Arugula*(December January February)
(*) Greenhouse grown.
(**) Previously harvested and coming from storage
Winter fruits en Germany
Again according to the BZfE, the fruits that are cultivated nationally in the winter months are:
-Apple (December January February)
-Pear (December)
On the other hand, other calendars would indicate only apples. In any case, both apples and pears are of summer-autumn harvest and are sold in winter as they come from storage.
All in all there is no such thing as winter harvest fruits grown in Germany.
