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New Zealand: Find a farm near you to pick a specific fruit or vegetable!

New Zealand: Looking for a specific fruit or vegetable to pick near you?

Here are the shortcut pages to those farms near you!

 

The regular PYO farm pages have all crops together.

But if you are looking for one specific crop, you will find it faster to just click on the crop you want below and then the province and then area of the province closest to you! Of course, keep in mind that not all areas have all crops. But, if there is a link below then there is at least one farm in the area with that crop!

 

New Zealand: Find a farm near you to pick a specific fruit or vegetable!

 

Farm Fresh Eggs

Technically, you don't actually "pick" the eggs, but many U-Pick farms also raise chickens and have farm fresh eggs to sell, often year-round

(Coming)

New Zealand U-Pick apple-orchards

Apples start in late summer and continue through the Fall. See these pages to find a local pick your own apple orchard!

 

Crabapple Orchards

Note that crabapples are frequently used as a pollinator for apple orchards, and the orchards don't market the crabapples themselves because they do not perceive there is a market for them. In fact, the crabapples are very useful for those who want to make their own natural pectin! Others make a very tart crabapple jelly. So, you might want to check with a local apple orchard, see above.

 

Apple Orchards with pumpkins:

See these pages to find a local pick your own apple orchard that also has pumpkins!

 

PYO Apricot Orchards

Apricots are rare as a U-Pick crop and their season is brief, usually late Spring, following plums

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ South Island ] [ Otago]

 

Aronia berries, a.k.a, Chokecherries

No PYO farms/orchards for them found (yet)in New Zealand

U-Pick Asparagus Farms

Asparagus is the very first crop available in the Spring,
[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ Southisland ] [ Otago (in South Island)]

PYO Beans (green beans, Lima beans, string beans, etc)

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ Southisland ] [ Otago (in South Island)]

 

New Zealand:U-Pick Beetroots / Beets

Beets take only 55 - 70 days from seed to harvest and grow in cool, warn and even hot weather, although it it gets too hot they tend to go to seed. So beets are usually available from late Spring through early Fall.

No PYO farms/orchards for them found (yet)in New Zealand

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ HawkesBay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ Southisland ] [ Otago (in South Island)]

 

New Zealand U-Pick blackberry-orchards

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ South Island ] [ Otago (in South Island)]

 

New Zealand PYO Blueberry Orchards

Blueberries are ready to pick from early summer through late summer, depending upon the variety planted and the climate. . Click on the links below fHawaii, for example has none.

[ Auckland ] [ Bay Of Plenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ South Island ] [ Otago (in South Island)]  

Boysenberry U-Picks in New Zealand

PYO Cherry Orchards

Cherries are a late Spring crop, ready to pick in May in most areas.

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ HawkesBay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ South Island ] [ Otago]

U-Pick Citrus Orchards in New Zealand

As you can see, these are rare!  But the season is usually from late Autumn through late winter!

None found in New Zealand

 

PYO Currants

Pick Your Own Corn

It's fairly rare, but if you are lucky enough to have a pyo-corn farm near you, look for it to be ready in in midtolate summer

No PYO farms/orchards for them found (yet)in New Zealand

 

U-Pick Cucumbers

No PYO farms/orchards for them found (yet)in New Zealand

 

U-Pick Eggplant/ Aubergines

No PYO farms/orchards for them found (yet)in New Zealand

PYO Elderberries

There are NO U-Pick elderberry orchards, in New Zealand

 

Pick Your Own Figs

Figs love the heat and can handle cold, so long as their roots do not freeze. So they can be grown in coastal area, Many people do not realize how delicious a fresh fig is!

No PYO farms/orchards for them found (yet)in New Zealand

 

Pick your own Gooseberries

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ South Island ] [ Otago (in South Island)]

PYO Grapes

Grapes are grown in many areas, and are usually ready to pick starting in mid to late summer through early Autumn.

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ Southisland ] [ Otago (in South Island)]

 

Wine Grapes

There are obviously far fewer orchards growing wine grapes for commercial U-Pick, but they are worth it, if you want to make your own wine.

But I haven't found any in New Zealand!

 

U-Pick Greens

Apparently,there are no U-Pick salad green farms in New Zealand,please let me know if I've missed one!
 

Pick your own Haskaps, aka, honeyberries

No PYO farms/orchards for them found (yet)in New Zealand, mate...

 

PYO Herbs

Apparently,there are no U-Pick herb farms in New Zealand,

 

U-Pick Lavender

No PYO farms/orchards for them found (yet)in New Zealand

 

Loganberries PYO's in New Zealand

A hybrid mix of blackberries and raspberries, with a mixed flavor of both, they are becoming popular in the U.S. and Canada, but are still hard to find.

No PYO farms/orchards for them found (yet)in New Zealand

 

PYO Mulberries

No PYO farms/orchards for them found (yet)in New Zealand

 

U-Pick Muscadines

Muscadines and scuppernongs are a large, seeded grape native to hot climates, like the Deep South of the U.S.. They thrive in the hot climates where Europe grapes fail. They produce richly flavored, large sweet grapes, excellent for desserts or sweet wines. But., as you can guess, they are not grown as PYO in New Zealand 

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PYO Nectarines

[ Auckland ] [ Bay Of Plenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ South Island ] [ Otago]

Onions

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ Southisland ] [ Otago (in South Island)]

Pick Your Own Peaches

Peaches are ready to harvest in early to mid summer, typically in July and August in most areas.

[ Auckland ] [ Bay Of Plenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ South Island ] [ Otago]

 

Pears

[ Auckland ] [ Bay Of Plenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ South Island ] [ Otago]

 

U-Pick Peas

Peas are also a cool weather crop, usually ready in mid-Spring

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ Southisland ] [ Otago (in South Island)]

 

U-Pick Peppers

Peppers are a summer and early Fall crop.

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ HawkesBay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ Southisland ] [ Otago (in South Island)]

 

Persimmons

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ HawkesBay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ Southisland ] [ Otago (in South Island)]

 

PYO Plum Orchards

Plums are another fairly early fruit crop, usually late Spring or early summer, right after strawberries and cherries

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ South Island ] [ Otago]

New Zealand U-Pick pumpkin-farms

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ Southisland ] [ Otago (in South Island)]

PYO Raspberry Orchards

Raspberries come in 2 types: Spring (typically June) bearing and Fall bearing (August-frost) And of course colors: red, yellow, orange, purple and black

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ South Island ] [ Otago]

Rhubarb U-Pick Farms

Rhubarb follows asparagus. 

No PYO farms/orchards for rhubarb found (yet)in New Zealand

 

Saskatoons

Also called Juneberries or Serviceberries, they're similar to blueberries. Mainly grown in Canada but not in New Zealand

 

Squash U-Pick Farms

Basically, there are two main types: summer squash, harvested in the summer months and winter squash which are harvested in the Autumn and can be stored over the winter.

Summer Squash

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ Southisland ] [ Otago (in South Island)]

Winter Squash

No PYO farms/orchards for winter squash found (yet)in New Zealand

 

PYO Strawberry Farms

Strawberry season is brief, only 3 to 5 weeks in the late Spring. Click on the links below for PYO strawberry farms in a given province.
[ Auckland ] [ Bay Of Plenty ] [ Hawkes Bay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ South Island ] [ Otago]

 

Tayberry Orchards

As good as Tayberries are (and they a hybrid cross between blackberries and raspberries), they are rare!

No PYO Tayberries in New Zealnd, you'd have to go to Australia.

[ New South Wales ] [ Northern Territory ] [ Queensland ] [ South New Zealand ] [ Tasmania ] [ Victoria ] [ Western New Zealand ]

 

Tomato U-Pick Farms

Yes, there are farms where you can pick your own tomatoes, (typically from June to September) and aside from growing them yourself, this is the best way to get great tasting tomatoes at the best price!

[ Auckland ] [ Bay Of Plenty ] [ HawkesBay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ South Island ] [ Otago (in South Island)]

 

PYO Vegetables

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ HawkesBay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ Southisland ] [ Otago (in South Island)]

 

PYO Watermelons

No PYO watermelon farms in New Zealand!

 

U-Pick Flowers

Tulip farms are still are but more are coming on! Sunflowers and zinnias are most common, and a mid to late summer crop.

Tulips:

None 

Sunflowers:

None in NZ, See the land of Oz

[ New South Wales ] [ Northern Territory ] [ Queensland ] [ South New Zealand ] [ Tasmania ] [ Victoria ] [ Western New Zealand ]

All Flowers:

[ Auckland ] [ BayOfPlenty ] [ HawkesBay ] [ Northland ] [ Manawatu Wanganui ] [ Waikato ] [ Wellington ] [ South Island ] [ Otago (in South Island)]

 

 

Cranberry Bogs (Farms)

Cranberries are a Fall crop. There aren't many where you can pick your own, but here they are:

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