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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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!)
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
Nov.
30
Cabbage
June
1
June
10 - October 31
Nov.
15
Cauliflower
September 1
Oct.
5 - Nov. 20
Dec.
5
Collards
May
15
August 20 - October 31
Nov.
20
Cucumbers
June
25
July
5 - August 15
September 15
Eggplant
July 1
July
10 - September 15
Oct.
15
Lima Beans
July
10
July
15 - August 31
Oct.
31
Okra
July
15
August 15 - September 15
Oct.
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
Oct.
15
Pumpkins
September 15
Oct.
1 - Oct. 15
Oct. 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
Oct.
15
Tomatoes
July
5
July
10 - September 15
Oct.
15
FRUITS
Apples -
see below for details by
variety
July
15
September 1 - Oct. 25
Oct.
31
Blackberries
July
10
July
15 - July 30
August 10
Blueberries
July 5
July 15 - September 10
Oct.
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
Oct.
1
| McIntosh | Beginning of September to late October |
| Honeycrisp | Beginning of September to mid-September |
| Royal Gala |
Beginning of September |
| Golden Supreme |
Beginning of September to mid-September |
| Cortland | Middle of September to mid-October |
| Jonagold | Middle of September to mid-October |
| Macouns | End of September to late October |
| Empire | Early October to late October |
| Red Delicious | End of September to late 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 |
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This page was updated on 9-Oct-2008
