No matter what you are buying you know that there are times when things are cheaper and a time when items are sky high in price. The easiest way to save money with your groceries is to do your month to month shopping during the best fruit buys. This means buying in season, when the items are at their peak in taste and when they are usually at their cheapest price due to the abundance of harvest.
Saving money with groceries should dictate that you get in season fruits and can or freezer store them for the times of year when they are out of season. This assures the homemaker a year round abundance of fresh fruit without having to spend extra to purchase it out of season.
These are the best fruit buys for seasonal fruits and when you will be getting them at their peak.
January
In the month of January there are three good buys to stock up on.
- Apples
- Grapefruit
- Oranges
February
In the month of February there are two good buys to stock up on.
- Apples
- Oranges
March
In the month of March there are four good buys to stock up on.
- Apples
- Grapefruit
- Oranges
- Pineapples
April
In the month of April there are three good buys to stock up on.
- Grapefruit
- Lemon
- Pineapple
May
In the month of May there are three good buys to stock up on.
- Lemon
- Pineapple
- Strawberry
June
In the month of June there are six good buys to stock up on.
- Apricots
- Berries
- Cherries
- Lemon
- Melon
- Plums
July
In the month of July there are ten good buys to stock up on.
- Apricots
- Berries
- Cherries
- Grapes
- Lemons
- Limes
- Melons
- Nectarines
- Peaches
- Plums
August
In the month of August there are seven good buys to stock up on.
- Grapes
- Plums
- Lemons
- Melons
- Nectarines
- Peach
- Pear
September
In the month of September there are four good buys to stock up on.
- Grapes
- Peaches
- Pears
- Plums
October
In the month of October there are four good buys to stock up on.
- Apples
- Cranberries
- Pears
- Pumpkins
November
In the month of November there are seven good buys to stock up on.
- Apples
- Cranberries
- Oranges
- Pears
- Pumpkins
- Tangelos
- Tangerines
December
In the month of December there are six good buys to stock up on.
- Apples
- Cranberries
- Grapefruit
- Orange
- Tangelos
- Tangerines
There are definite seasons for all fruits. Buying out of season is buying fruit out of its peak in freshness, taste, and out of the value zone. Out of season fruit will be higher in price to counteract the shipping from further away and from offsetting growing out of the fruit’s natural growing cycle. Buy in season and you will always get the best buy.
