Connecticut Harvest Calendar - PickYourOwn.org

What's in season in December 2024, and other timely information:

Please note that actual dates may vary by as much as two weeks due to weather conditions, geographical location of the farm, and other factors. It is always advisable to call a farm earlier than the expected beginning of a season to verify on the status of the product you are interested in.

Harvest Calendar / Ripening Dates (Approximate - Check with each farm!)
Crops	Early	Most Active	Late
VEGETABLES
Asparagus	April 23	May 1 - May 30	June 25
Beans (green, yellow, bush, pole, lima)	July 1	July 5 - September 30	October 20
Beets	May 15	June 1 - September 30	Oct 30
Broccoli	June 20	July 1 - October 31	November 30
Cabbage	June 1	June 10 - October 31	November 15
Cauliflower	September 1	Oct. 5 - November 20	Dec. 5
Collards	May 15	August 20 - October 31	November 20
Cucumbers	June 25	July 5 - August 15	September 15
Eggplant	July 1	July 10 - September 15	October 15
Lima Beans	July 10	July 15 - August 31	October 31
Okra	July 15	August 15 - September 15	October 15
Onions	June 25	June 25 - July 31	September 30
Peas	May 20	June 5 - September 30	Oct 15
Peppers	July 5	July 15 - October 31	Nov. 5
Potatoes	July 10	July 20 - September 30	October 15
Pumpkins	September 15	October 1 - October 15	October 31
Rhubarb	May 15	June 5 - July 31	August 31
Snap Beans	June 10	June 20 - July 20	August 31
Squash	June 15	June 25 - September 1	September 30
Spinach	April 15	May 5 - June 25	June 30
Sweet Corn	July 15	August 1 - September 20	October 15
Tomatoes	July 5	July 10 - September 15	October 15
FRUITS
Apples - see below for details by variety	July 15	September 1 - October 25	October 31
Blackberries	July 10	July 15 - July 30	August 10
Blueberries	July 5	July 15 - September 10	October 15
Cherries	June 10	June 10 - June 25	June 25
Grapes	August 25	September 10 - September 20	September 30
Peaches, Nectarines	July 15	August 1 - September 10	September 30
Pears	August 1	August 10 - August 31	September 10
Raspberries	July 1	July 5 - September 30	October 20
Raspberries (Fall and everbearing)	July 1	August 1 - September 30	October 15
Strawberries	May 20	June 5 - June 20	July 10
OTHER
Flowers, Herbs	July 1	July 15 - September 15	October 1

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  Approximate Apple Harvest start dates
  Ginger Gold	mid-August
  Zestar	late August
  McIntosh	Beginning of September to late October
  Honeycrisp	Beginning of September to mid-September
  Royal Gala	Beginning of September  to late September
  Golden Supreme	Beginning of September to mid-September
  Cortland	Middle of September to mid-October
  Jonagold	Middle of September to mid-October
  Macoun	late September
  Empire	Early October
  Golden Delicious	October
  Red Delicious	End of September to late October
  Baldwin	October
  Mutsu	Beginning of October to late October
  Fuji	Beginning of October to late October
  Suncrisp	Mid-October to late October
  Enterprise	Mid-October to Mid-November
  Gold Rush	Mid-October to Mid-November

Other crops:

• Yellow & White Nectarines: Mid-August
  Bartlett & Bosc Pears: August and September
  Quince: October/ after first frost
  Asian Plums: August
  Italian Prune Plums : September 7
  
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