Photos: Plums, grapes, beans and more

Black Corinth grapes (popularly called “Champagne grapes”; when dried they’re known as “Zante currants”) grown by Scott Farms in Dinuba, at the Santa Monica farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Bitter melons and long beans grown by Lu Thao of Fresno, at the Hollywood farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Bella Royale Peacotums (peach-apricot-plum hybrid) grown by Fitzgerald Kelly of Reedley, at the Santa Monica farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Bearss limes grown by Louis Diaz of Rancho Mexico Lindo in Valley Center, at the Beverly Hills farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

The season’s first cactus pears grown by Louis Diaz of Rancho Mexico Lindo in Valley Center, at the Beverly Hills farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Maryann Carpenter sells cherry tomatoes grown in Santa Paula, at the Santa Monica farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Black currants grown by Pudwill Farms in Nipomo, at the Santa Monica farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Hass avocados by Rancho Santa Cecilia, which farms in Carpinteria and Santa Barbara, at the Hollywood farmers market,. Coastally grown Hass avocados are still a good bet long after inland avocados are likely to be rancid.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Flavor Grenade Pluots grown by Jack and Terry Balderama in Orosi, at the Santa Monica farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Keitt mangoes grown by Wong Farms in Mecca, near the north shore of the Salton Sea, at the Long Beach Southeast farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Red currants grown by Pudwill Farms in Nipomo, at the Santa Monica farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Piel de Sapo (“Toad’s Skin” in Spanish) melons grown by Weiser Family Farms in Lucerne Valley, at the Santa Monica farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Lamb Hass avocados grown by Mud Creek Ranch in Santa Paula, at the Hollywood farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Truman Kennedy sets up his display of Kelsey plums grown in Dinuba, at the Santa Monica farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Red-seeded watermelon grown by McGrath Family Farms in Camarillo, at the Santa Monica farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Reed avocados grown by Louis Diaz of Rancho Mexico Lindo in Valley Center, at the Beverly Hills farmers market. This variety, large, round and of the Guatemalan race, is a good bet not to be rancid in late summer, as Hass grown in inland districts can be.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Satsuma red-fleshed plums grown by Garcia Organic Farm in De Luz (Fallbrook), at the Santa Monica farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Tulare Giant plum (a European plum, related to prunes) grown by Harry Nicholas in Reedley, at the Beverly Hills farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Samples of Star Ruby grapefruits and Valencia oranges grown by Vince and Vickie Bernard in Valley Center and Riverside, at the Santa Monica farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Delicate, aromatic Sierra Blanca peaches, with a classic balance of sweetness and acidity, grown by Art Lange in Reedley, sold under the Honey Crisp banner at the Santa Monica farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Tongue of Fire shelling beans grown by McGrath Family Farms in Camarillo, at the Santa Monica farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)

Alex Weiser selects a Piel de Sapo (“Toad’s Skin” in Spanish) melon grown in Lucerne Valley, at the Santa Monica farmers market.  (David Karp / For The Times)