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Harvest Calendar for Massachusetts
We also have a page with links to our own simple
instructions on canning, freezing and drying many fruits and
vegetables, such as how to make jam, apple
butter, applesauce, spaghetti
sauce, salsa, pickles,
ketchup or freezing
corn.
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Current
weather - click for forecast, or enter a zip code for a different
location:
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Ripening Dates for
Fruits and Vegetables in Massachusetts State
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 check on the status of the
product you are interested in.
Harvest
Calendar / Ripening
Dates
(Approximate - Check with each farm!)
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| Crops |
Early
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Most
Active |
Late
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| VEGETABLES |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Flowers, Herbs |
July
1 |
July
15 - September 15 |
October 1 |
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Approximate
Apple Availability in Massachusetts |
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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 |
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Cortland |
Middle of September
to mid-October |
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Jonagold |
Middle of September
to mid-October |
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Macouns |
End of September
to late October |
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Empire |
Early October
to late October |
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Red Delicious |
End of September
to late October |
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Mutsu |
Beginning of October
to late October |
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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 |
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