When is cutie season

Please check with your store for more information. A: In the produce section of many major grocery retailers. Check out the Where to Buy section of the website for a list of retailers. But never fear, just visit your local nursery and they can help you select a citrus variety that is right for your garden and climate. Murcott mandarins, available February through April. A: Known as the darling of mandarins, Clementines are a sweet-to-eat, easy-to-peel fruit that is popular among all ages because it is seedless, sweet and juicy.

Which one you find in the grocery store will depend upon the growing season. Medium-sized fruit, easy to peel with a smooth and glossy look. Fruit has a distinctive flavor with a slight essence of apricot. There are many varieties of clementines, our favorite is the Fina Sodea, a very flavorful and juicy variety. One of the best-flavored tangerines we grow! The season for Lees always comes and goes too quickly and one never seems to get their fill of this astounding fruit.

Lees are quite difficult to peel and do have seeds, but their flavor surpasses most other citrus. Everyone loves the flavor of a Lee Tangerine! Like Clementines, Pages will only be seedless if grown in isolation from other citrus varieties. The Page variety is a cross between a Clementine and Minneola. They have a very attractive reddish peel, which is quite easy to remove, revealing a scrumptious fruit packed with juice. They make an excellent juice with a yummy sweetness!

Murcotts are a beautiful shiny, reddish mandarin with a distinct flavor. They are not truly seedless, and will only be absent of seeds if grown in isolation from other citrus. Their easy peelabilty, beautiful color and juicy inside has made them into one of the most planted mandarins in California.

Much of the California W. All three are beautiful, large, seedless and very juicy. They are generally easy to peel, although can be messy if full of juice and have a fruity, Minneola-like flavor. All 3 have distinctive qualities, the Yosemites tend to be very large, the Tahoes are juiciest, Shastas are rounder and easiest to peel. Try all 3 and see which you like best! Gold Nuggets are truly seedless, easy to peel, juicy and very sweet.

An excellent piece of fruit! Hale Signature Gift Box. Hale Holiday Gift Collection. Back Monthly Fruit Clubs. Citrus Lovers Clubs. Back Holidays. Holiday Hostess Tote. Holiday Grove Basket Box.

Orange Extravaganza. Back Baked Goods. Gourmet Assortments. Home Fruit Season Calendar. Bing Cherries Available in June and July. Comice Pears Available October through January. Georgia Peaches Available in June and July, are fragrant, sweet, and very juicy, with a sunset-hued thin skin.

Tangerines Available November through May, are considered the sweetest tangerines available. Honeybells Available in January and February, are so called because of their slight bell shape and super-sweet flesh, they are a favorite of citrus lovers.

Navel Oranges Available from November to May. I ate them when they were just thawed enough to peel and still ice cold and they were really tasty! This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Can You Freeze Cuties or Halos? Here are a couple options for dehydrators Presto Dehydrator - This is your standard circle shaped dehydrator with trays that stack on top of the unit.

This is the best value one that I have found. Chefman Food Dehydrator - This one I like better. It's more like an oven with 6 slide out drawers and a see through window to make it easier to tell when your fruit is finished drying. It does cost more, but if this is something you really want to get into it's a great option to consider. If you like Halos or Cuties, you will like these.

The fruit has been separated into wedges and dried. Great snack for road trips and summer hikes. Super crunchy, The best option for putting on top of your cereal. They are light so makes it easier to throw into a backpack for a hike. Can I Make Them Sweet? Comments I love the cuties and crave them and like Lays potato chips I can't eat just one, have been trying to find some that taste as good but no luck been buying Wal-Mart clementines product of Chile packed in Miami and they are not no way as good as cuties or Halos, please find a way to have them all year!!!