Pineapple
From the farms of Ogun and Oyo. We choose by smell, not colour.
What is in season
Fruit by the month
We buy what is ripe and plentiful, which keeps prices fair and flavour high. Here is our year in Lagos markets.
FruitJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
PineappleJan: availableFeb: availableMar: availableApr: bestMay: bestJun: availableJul: availableAug: availableSep: availableOct: bestNov: bestDec: best
MangoJan: out of seasonFeb: out of seasonMar: availableApr: bestMay: bestJun: bestJul: availableAug: out of seasonSep: out of seasonOct: out of seasonNov: out of seasonDec: out of season
WatermelonJan: bestFeb: bestMar: bestApr: availableMay: out of seasonJun: out of seasonJul: out of seasonAug: out of seasonSep: out of seasonOct: availableNov: bestDec: best
OrangesJan: availableFeb: availableMar: availableApr: availableMay: availableJun: availableJul: availableAug: availableSep: bestOct: bestNov: bestDec: available
AgbalumoJan: bestFeb: bestMar: bestApr: availableMay: out of seasonJun: out of seasonJul: out of seasonAug: out of seasonSep: out of seasonOct: out of seasonNov: availableDec: best
PawpawJan: availableFeb: availableMar: availableApr: availableMay: availableJun: availableJul: availableAug: availableSep: availableOct: availableNov: availableDec: available
AvocadoJan: out of seasonFeb: out of seasonMar: out of seasonApr: out of seasonMay: availableJun: bestJul: bestAug: bestSep: availableOct: out of seasonNov: out of seasonDec: out of season
SoursopJan: out of seasonFeb: out of seasonMar: out of seasonApr: out of seasonMay: out of seasonJun: availableJul: bestAug: bestSep: availableOct: out of seasonNov: out of seasonDec: out of season
GuavaJan: out of seasonFeb: out of seasonMar: out of seasonApr: out of seasonMay: out of seasonJun: out of seasonJul: availableAug: bestSep: bestOct: availableNov: out of seasonDec: out of season
TangerinesJan: bestFeb: availableMar: out of seasonApr: out of seasonMay: out of seasonJun: out of seasonJul: out of seasonAug: out of seasonSep: out of seasonOct: availableNov: bestDec: best
- Best
- Available
- Out of season
Our fruit
Six we cannot live without
Watermelon
Heavy loads arrive from the north from November. Halves and quarters on request.
Pawpaw
All year round. Tell us if you want it ripe today or in three days.
Mango
Our favourite season: April to June. We stop selling when they are not sweet.
Oranges
Sweet and juicy from September. Also pressed into our orange sunrise.
Agbalumo
The African star apple, from late November. A Lagos winter treat.
Before dawn
Our market mornings
Our buyers, Mama Bisi and Kunle, are at the market by 4:30am three days a week. They have bought from the same traders for years, which means first choice and fair prices. Fruit is checked one by one; bruised fruit goes to our juice kitchen, never into your crate.
We pay our traders the same day, always.
At home
Keeping fruit at its best
- 1
Bananas apart
Keep them away from other fruit; they ripen everything around them.
- 2
Cut melon, covered
Wrap and refrigerate, eat within three days.
- 3
Pineapple upside down
Stand it on its leaves for a day to spread the sweetness.
- 4
Pawpaw in paper
Wrap in newspaper to ripen faster on the counter.
Order by Friday 6pm for Saturday
Build a box on the site or just send us a voice note. We confirm on WhatsApp, you pay by transfer, and the crate arrives cold.