Pumpkins and watermelons at the same time, that’s what to expect! This seems like such a quintessential Texas photograph, I wonder: are there many other places where the watermelons and the pumpkins come ripe at the same time?

Another thing to expect is that it MIGHT be raining on Saturday morning. Rainy Saturday mornings are wonderful, because parking is great and there are no crowds, even when it’s just a tiny drizzle. (Of course, if it’s pouring, it’s best to wait until it lets up.)We’ve just learned that in anticipation of rain, Confituras and Dai Due will not be at the farmers’ markets this Saturday, but instead will hold a pop-up market at the Spirited Foods Kitchen (1208 W. Fourth) from 9am-1pm. Confituras will be at the Mueller Market on Sunday morning, however.<p/ .

More and more, the cool weather Autumn crops are coming in: radishes, lettuce, greens, pumpkins; at the same time, summer crops are still going strong: tomatoes, sweet peppers, eggplant, okra, melons, and cucumbers. Ottmer Family Farms will be bringing a second planting of tomatoes to market this week, and Tecolote Farm has mountains of gorgeous peppers.

peppers at Tecalote Farm, Downtown

Happy Hemp at the Downtown Market is introducing a new, toasted “snacking” hemp seed this week. More Downtown News: Jam Sanichat and THAI FRESH are back at the Downtown SFC market, with eggrolls, curries, and other traditional Thai dishes. Welcome Back, Jam!

At the Downtown Market

Animal Farm is one of the few vendors with lettuce and other salad greens,

Salad Greens ar Animal Farm

Still in Abundance: apples, figs, persimmons, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, okra, melons, and squash

See you at the Market!

This article appears in September 28 • 2012.

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Kate Thornberry worked in renowned Austin restaurants for 30 years while pursuing a reasonably successful career in music. She began contributing to the Chronicle in 1988 and became a regular contributor to the food section in 2006.