Ohio Harvest Calendar - PickYourOwn.org

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

Ripening Dates for Fruits and Vegetables

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.

This page has a table below that tells when each fruit or vegetable is normally ready to be harvested Ohio!We also have a page with links to our own simple instructions on canning, freezing and dryingmany fruits and vegetables, such ashow to make jam, apple butter, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, pickles, ketchup or freezing corn.

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Typical Vegetable and Fruit Harvest Dates in Ohio
VEGETABLES	Early	Most Active	Late
Asparagus	April 23	May 1 - May 30	June 25
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	December . 5
Collards	May 15	August 20 - October 31	November 20
Cucumbers	June 25	July 5 - August 15	September 15
Eggplant	July 10	July 20 - September 30	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 15 - June 25	July 5
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
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 1	July 5 - August 31	September 25
Tomatoes	July 5	July 10 - September 15	October 15
FRUITS	Early	Most Active	Late
Apples	July 15	September 1 - October 25	October 31
Blackberries	July 10	July 15 - July 30	August 10
Blueberries	June 15	July 5 - August 10	August 31
Cherries	June 10	June 20 - July 25	July 25
Grapes	August 25	September 10 - September 20	September 30
Peaches, Nectarines	July 5	July 20 - September 1	September 15
Plums	July 1	August 1 - September 30	October 15
Pears	August 1	August 10 - August 31	September 10
Raspberries	July 1	July 15 - August 15	September 20
Strawberries	May 20	June 1 - June 10	June 25
OTHER	Early	Most Active	Late
Flowers, Herbs	July 1	July 15 - September 15	October 1

Ohio Harvest Calendar, Graphical,in Alphabetical Order

	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUNE	JULY	AUG	SEPT	OCT	NOV
Apples
Asparagus
Beans, Snap
Beets
Blackberries
Blueberries
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cantaloupe
Cherries
Cucumbers
Grapes, Table
Herbs (dill, basil, etc)
Onions
Peaches, Nectarines
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Pumpkins
Raspberries, Black
Raspberries, Summer, Red
Raspberries, Fall, Red/Yellow
Rhubarb
Spinach
Squash, Summer/Zucchini
Squash, Winter
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Tomatoes
Watermelon
				APR	MAY	JUNE	JULY	AUG	SEPT	OCT	NOV

Ohio Apple harvest dates

Typical harvest dates by variety of apple in ripening order

• Lodi - July 10-20
• Transparent - July 10-20
• PaulaRed - August 10-20
• Williams Pride - August 10-20
• Ginger Gold - August 15-25
• Redfree - August 20-30
• McIntosh - September 1-20
• Gala - September 1-September 15
• Empire - September 5-15
• Jonathon Sept 5-15
• Liberty - September 5-15
• Blondee- September 5-20
• Jonalicious - September 10-20
• Fuji - October 20-30
• Cortland - September 15-30
• Honeycrisp - September 5-20
• Golden Delicious Sept 20-30
• Jonathan - September 20-30
• Pixie Crunch - September 20- October 1
• Red Delicious - September 20-October 10
• Grimes Gold - September 20-October 10
• Jonagold - October 1-15
• Golden Delicious - October 1-25
• Melrose - October 1-25
• Mutsu - October 5-20
• IdaRed - October 10-20
• Law Red Rome Oct 10-20
• Stayman - October 15-30
• Rome - October 15-30
• Winesap Oct 15-25 spicy t
• Evercrisp- October 15- 31
• Goldrush - October 20-30
• Granny Smith Oct 25-30
• Pink Lady - October 25-11/10

Ohio Peach Ripening Calendar

• RedHaven - August 1-10
• Flaming Fury - August 5-15
• Harmony - August 15-25
• White Peaches - August 20-30

• Contender - August 20-30
• Nectarines - August 25-30
• Madison - August 25-September 5
• Redskin - September 1-10

Crop

Jan.

Feb.

March

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov.

Dec.

Fruit

Apples

Blackberries

Blueberries

Figs

Grapes

Peaches

Pears

Raspberries

Strawberries

Vegetables

string beans

broccoli

Brussels sprouts

cabbage

carrots

cauliflower

celery

chard

Chinese cabbage

collards

corn

cucumber

eggplant

garlic

head lettuce

lettuce mix

kale

hot peppers

kohlrabi

leeks

melons

onions

pearl onions

ornamental corn

pumpkins

parsnips

peppers

potatoes

snow peas

shell peas

snap peas

spinach

summer squash

sunflowers

tomatillas

tomatoes

turnips

oriental greens

bunching greens

winter squash

Most Popular Crops

(in chronological order of ripening)

Strawberries	June
early Raspberries	late June through mid July
Cherries	early July
Tomatoes	July to Frost
Corn, Green beans	July and Aug
Gooseberries	July
Raspberries	July
Blueberries	July
Cantaloupe	July, August
Apples	July toOct
Watermelon	Mid July tomid Sept
Peaches	July and August
Blackberries, Grapes	mid August tomid Sept
Red Raspberries (fall)	mid-August toFrost
Squash	Late August toNov
Red Bartlett Pears	September
Pumpkins	mid September through October