The fruit and vegetables to look out for this month

Key points

• Asparagus, snow peas and garden peas are increasingly available as spring sets in. Green grocer Jo Toscano says asparagus is at its best now and is expected to peak in mid-to-late October.
• Nutrition professor Clare Collins says shopping seasonally can help people add variety to their diets. Broccoli, cauliflower, Asian greens, capsicum and beetroot are also good value this month.
• Grapes and the first stone fruit are starting to appear, and mango prices are expected to fall as the season grows.