Crop Harvest Calendar for Nebraska

This page has a table below that tells when each fruit or vegetable is normally ready to be harvested in Nebraska!  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.

• Back to the Nebraska pick your own farm listing to find a U-Pick farm
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• To find choose and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms, click here.

What's in Season - Typical Crop Availability - When to Pick in Nebraska

dark green = available;      light green = sometimes / some farms;      White or gray = not usually available

The light green indicates light crops at the beginning or end of a season - dark green is when the bulk of the crop ripens and picking is best.

Fruit/Veg

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

apples

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Apricots

X

X

X

X

Asian pears

X

X

X

X

X

X

asparagus

X

X

X

X

beans

X

X

X

X

X

X

blackberries

X

X

X

beets

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

blueberries

X

X

X

boysenberries

X

X

X

X

broccoli

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Brussels sprouts

X

X

X

X

X

cabbage

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

cantaloupes

X

X

X

X

X

X

celery

X

X

X

X

carrots

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

cherries

X

X

X

X

Christmas trees

X

cucumbers

X

X

X

X

X

X

eggplant

X

X

X

X

X

X

gooseberries

X

X

X

X

grapes

X

X

X

X

greens

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

herbs

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

kale

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

nectarines

X

X

X

X

peaches

pears

X

X

X

X

X

peas

X

X

X

X

peppers

X

X

X

X

X

X

plums

X

potatoes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

raspberries

X

X

X

X

X

X

rhubarb

X

X

X

X

X

X

pumpkins

X

X

X

X

summer squash

X

X

X

X

X

X

winter squash

X

X

X

X

X

X

saskatoons

X

X

X

strawberries

X

X

X

X

sweet corn

X

X

X

sweet potatoes

tomatoes

X

X

X

X

X

X

watermelons

Fruit/Veg

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Apples - Harvested from August to November

August

• Early Gold
• Lodi - yellow fruit is good for desserts and cooking.
• Paula Red - tart
• Wealthy - for sauces and desserts.

September

• Gala
• Golden Delicious
• Honey Crisp - cross between a Macoun and Honeygold is crisp and juicy.
• Jonagold - cross between Jonathan and Golden Delicious, striped red over yellow, juicy, and sweet. A very good apple for eating.
• Jonathan - medium-sized apple has a thin, bright red-blushed skin and a crisp, juicy taste.
• Ozark Gold - summer yellow variety is similar to the Golden Delicious.
• Red Delicious

October

• Blushing Golden - similar to a Golden Delicious but with a slightly tangy flavor,  Keeps well.
• Braeburn - greenish apple overlaid with reddish highlights, very crisp, sweet, and has excellent flavor.
• Empire - cross between Red Delicious and McIntosh is sweet and firm
• Fuji - large and sweet, with a crisp, fine texture.
• Idared - large, yellow to bright red fruit, firm and crisp, best suited to cooking.
• Pink Lady - sweet and juicy
• Rome Beauty - large, red-yellow apple great for cooking.
• Suncrisp - cross between Golden Delicious and Cox's Orange, similar flavor to Golden Delicious.
• Winesap - medium to large with glossy bright red and yellow highlights. Tough-skinned, crisp and juicy.

Home Canning Kits This is the same type of  standard canner that my grandmother used to make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and spaghetti sauce!. This complete kit includes everything you need and lasts for years: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs, lid lifting wand, a plastic funnel, labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball Blue Book. It's much cheaper than buying the items separately. You'll never need anything else except jars and lids (and the jars are reusable). To see more canners, of different styles, makes and prices, click here! Click here for a larger photo, more information, pricing, ordering, etc. Average Customer Review: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

This page was updated on 9-Oct-2008

Remember to ALWAYS call the farm or orchard BEFORE you go - weather, heavy picking and business conditions can always affect their hours and crops!

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