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What we grew, what we saved.

Log each harvest. Savings are computed against current supermarket prices in Portugal (Continente / Pingo Doce / Lidl averages), persisted at log time so the historical number doesn’t drift when the price table changes.

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€0.00

Saved this year

€449

Saved all-time

€449

220.5 kg across 33 entries

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Ripe timeline

  • plumripe now
    Jun 1 – Aug 15 (yearly)· peak Jul 10

    early varieties just starting now; main crop July

  • wild capersripe now
    Jun 1 – Aug 31 (yearly)· peak Jul 15

    pick the unopened flower buds, brine them; rocky walls + cliffs

  • peachripe now
    Jun 1 – Sep 15 (yearly)· peak Jul 20

    early varieties starting; peak mid-July

  • nectarineripe now
    Jul 20 – Sep 15 (yearly)· peak Aug 1

    not ripe yet as of late June; expect mid-July onward

  • raspberryripe nowour tree
    Jun 1 – Sep 30 (yearly)· peak Jul 15

    early start this year — already picking first fruit on Jun 6

  • blackberry (silva)ripe now
    Jul 15 – Sep 30 (yearly)· peak Aug 25

    wild brambles on every roadside + hedgerow; free + abundant

  • courgetteripe nowour garden
    May 23 – Oct 15 (yearly)· peak Jul 15

    started 2 weeks ago, picking daily

  • grape (uva)ripe now
    Jun 29 – Oct 15 (yearly)· peak Sep 15

    first small grapes ripe late June; main vindima crop Aug-Oct

  • pear (rocha + others)ripe now
    Jul 15 – Oct 15 (yearly)· peak Sep 1

    Pera Rocha is Portugal's headline pear; local trees ripen Aug-Sep

  • almondin 13 days
    Aug 15 – Sep 30 (yearly)· peak Sep 1

    Beira Interior is almond country; pick when hulls split

  • pine nut (pinhao)in 13 days
    Aug 15 – Nov 30 (yearly)· peak Oct 1

    pinheiro manso cones; let cones dry to release nuts (slow + sticky)

  • hazelnut (avela)in 30 days
    Sep 1 – Oct 15 (yearly)· peak Sep 20

    fall when husks brown + nuts drop; aveleiras along streams

  • applein 30 days
    Sep 1 – Nov 30 (yearly)· peak Oct 15

    Bravo de Esmolfe + Reineta are Beira-Interior signatures; old orchards in Castelo Branco

  • walnutin 44 days
    Sep 15 – Oct 31 (yearly)· peak Oct 10

    fall picking; nogueiras around farmhouses

  • wild rose hip (rosa-mosqueta)in 44 days
    Sep 15 – Dec 15 (yearly)· peak Oct 25

    after first frost is sweeter; high vitamin C, makes jam + tea

  • sloe (abrunho)in 44 days
    Sep 15 – Nov 30 (yearly)· peak Oct 25

    wild blackthorn; for licor de abrunho / sloe gin

  • pomegranate (roma)in 44 days
    Sep 15 – Nov 30 (yearly)· peak Oct 20

    old gardens, churchyards; juice + seeds, peel for tea

  • wild mushrooms (cogumelos)in 60 days
    Oct 1 – Dec 15 (yearly)· peak Nov 1

    after autumn rains; ID carefully, learn from locals

  • medronho (strawberry tree fruit)in 60 days
    Oct 1 – Dec 31 (yearly)· peak Nov 15

    red berries on hillsides; eat fresh or distil to aguardente

  • chestnut (castanha)in 60 days
    Oct 1 – Nov 30 (yearly)· peak Nov 1

    CASTELO BRANCO SIGNATURE — soutos in the hills; Magusto on Nov 11

  • quince (marmelo)in 60 days
    Oct 1 – Nov 30 (yearly)· peak Oct 25

    marmelada season; old gardens have one or two trees

  • olive (azeitona, table + cure)in 74 days
    Oct 15 – Dec 15 (yearly)· peak Nov 10

    pick green for curing, black for oil; Castelo Branco has lots

  • persimmon (diospiro)in 74 days
    Oct 15 – Dec 15 (yearly)· peak Nov 15

    leave them till soft for sweet, ripe = jelly-soft

  • tangerinein 91 days
    Nov 1 – Feb 28 (yearly)· peak Dec 15

    Nov-Feb window

  • mulberryin 272 days
    May 1 – Jun 20 (yearly)· peak May 25

    short window, late-peak now; under old mulberry trees in towns

  • cherryin 272 days
    May 1 – Jun 15 (yearly)· peak May 20

    Portugal cherry season — peak guess mid-late May (Fundão region is the famous one); user unsure if still ripe today, verify locally

  • elderflowerin 286 days
    May 15 – Jun 20 (yearly)· peak Jun 1

    wild hedgerows; pick now for cordial; berries come Aug-Sep

  • apricotin 286 days
    May 15 – Jun 8 (yearly)· peak Jun 15

    only lasted ~1 week this year; finished early June, a few weeks earlier than usual

  • loquatin 294 days
    May 23 – Jun 6 (yearly)· peak May 30

    ripe last 2 weeks

  • blueberry2d past season
    May 15 – Jul 31 (yearly)· peak Jun 20

    Serra da Estrela / Beira Interior — Castelo Branco district has commercial farms (Mirtilusa)

  • St John's wort (erva-de-Sao-Joao)2d past season
    Jun 15 – Jul 31 (yearly)· peak Jun 24

    pick around Sao Joao (Jun 24); flowers for oil / tincture

  • fig (brevas / early)4d past season
    Jun 29 – Jul 29 (yearly)· peak Jun 20

    ripe now, ~1 month from late June; second main crop (Aug-Oct) comes after

  • wild fennel18d past season
    Mar 1 – Jul 15 (yearly)· peak May 15

    tender shoots + leaves; everywhere on roadsides

  • strawberry (wild + farm)18d past season
    Apr 15 – Jul 15 (yearly)· peak May 25

    wild ones in shaded edges, smaller + sweeter than farm

  • lavender18d past season
    May 15 – Jul 15 (yearly)· peak Jun 15

    wild + cultivated; cut now for drying / oil

  • linden flower (tilia)18d past season
    Jun 1 – Jul 15 (yearly)· peak Jun 20

    medicinal tea; dry the flowers; tilia trees in town squares

  • big orange23d past season
    Apr 1 – Jul 10 (yearly)· peak May 1

    a few still on tree end of June; winding down, pick what remains