Nectarine
Peach-like round fruit, its skin is not fluffy but smooth as the plum and can be consumed without peeling or peeling. It also differs from the peach by its inner bone that is not attached to the pulp, it is free. There are nectarines of yellow pulp and white pulp. Its flesh is fleshy, sweet and juicy with a crunchy touch.
Varieties: There are a large number of varieties, including the yellow pulp (Venus, Fairlane, Flamensky, Big-Top, Red Diamond, Red-Jim, Albarred) and white pulp (Silver Late, Snow Queen , Early Giant, Flavor-Giant, Queen-Giant, Silver-Romme, Caldesi 2000-2020)
Seasonality: The harvesting time of nectarine is during the month of May in the Northern Hemisphere, although it can be found in markets throughout the year as it is grown in many countries of the world.
Oranges
Orange is a citrus fruit, round, orange and with pulp the interior, also orange, formed by small segments full of juice.
Varieties: There are numerous varieties divided into three large groups: navel, white and sanguine. The Navel orange is the best as table fruit.
Seasonality: It is a fruit whose availability extends throughout the year, although its consumption is more abundant during the winter months, from November to April.
Peach
It is a hairy peach and with much similarity to the yellow nectarine, of reddish and orange skin. Its flesh is yellow and has a soft and juicy texture. Its taste is very sweet with a mild acid touch.
Varieties: There are many varieties of red peach. Among them: Crimson Lady, Ruby Rich, Summer Rich, Red Lady, Extrem sweet or Royal Moon, etc.
Seasonality: The red peach is a typical fruit of the summer, since we can find it during the months of July, August and September.
Peppers
Fruit usually square shape of medium / large size, of smooth and firm skin, very meaty, yellow, red or green and sweet flavour.
Varieties: The most commercialized variety is the California type, although Avocitrus also commercializes the Lamuyo variety from Almeria when it is season.
Seasonality: We can find them throughout the year, the best being collected in autumn, winter and
spring. From October to June.
Plum Tomato
Also known as "Roma" tomato, it is a smooth berry, of medium fruit with shape that justifies its name. Hard skin, bright red. Fleshy with few seeds, sweet, tasty and aromatic.
Varieties: Among the most commercial varieties that can be presented: Plum Cherry vive Tomato, Plum Cherry vine Kumato, Orange Cherry Plum Tomato, Plum Cherry Red Tomato, Cherry Plum, Guernica Tomato, Plum Tomato, Plum Tomato on the vine.
Seasonality: Modern cultivation techniques have made it possible to have fresh tomatoes throughout the year, although they are one of the earliest varieties. In March, specimens can be found.
Plums
Small fruit with a round or oval shape. Its yellow skin is thin but hard, smooth and shiny. The meat is fleshy and fibrous and with a sweet to sour taste.
Varieties: The best-known variety is the Golden Japan, which is pale yellow in colour and very bright.
Seasonality: The best months for the consumption of plums are June, July and August.
Pomegranate
The fruit is a globular berry with a coriaceous bark. The interior of the pomegranate is divided by a whitish membrane into several lobes; Lobes containing numerous seeds covered with a cover, called sarcotesta, and stuffed with red and juicy pulp.
Varieties: There are three main varieties of pomegranates, according to the fruit they give: Common pomegranate, whose fruits are those that we find in the market habitually. Granado tart, whose fruit is not edible, but has beautiful flowers used in ornamentation. Pomegranate without pips, is a characteristic variety of Middle East, in which the grains do not have the inner nugget. The most produced varieties in Spain, especially in Andalusia and the Levantine area are: Grano Elche, which matures between October and November, and Mollar de Játiva or Mollar de Valencia, of earlier collection.
Seasonality: It is one of the typical fruits of autumn, since it begins to be collected in mid-September until the end of November.
Romana Lettuce
Leaves wide, erect, medium green, embossed. Form large buds, very uniform.
Varieties: Belongs to one of the botanical groups in which the lettuce can be classified: Roman,
shelled, leafy lettuce and asparagus.
Seasonality: It is collected throughout the year.
Sweet Potato
Also known as Batata, chaco or sweet potato. Brownish on the outside and yellowish or white on the inside, about twelve centimetres long, five in diameter; Has some resemblance to the potato, although it is more irregularly shaped, elongated and pointed at the ends and its taste is surprisingly very sweet.
Varieties: There are many varieties depending on the colour of the skin and the meat. So we can find
the following: Californian, red meat, Jasper, red meat, Violet, smooth skin violet and pink meat, Georgia, orange flesh, Rosa de Malaga, Amarilla de Malaga, Lisa de Tucumán, etc.
Seasonality: Normally harvested during the months of October and November
