This month's notes: May 2013: The cool weather has delayed blooms and slowed growth by a couple of weeks, but don't miss strawberries: they started in most Southern areas in late April, and in late May up north. Click here for strawberry facts and picking tips, and this page for easy strawberry jam making directions. Blueberries will come in June in most areas. Of course, Florida, southern Texas, and other very warm areas are already picking both crops! See this page for hundreds of easy canning and freezing instructions/recipes, canning equipment guide! Also make your own ice cream - see How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals. Then see each state's crop availability calendar for more specific dates of upcoming crops. Organic farms are identified in green! See our guide to local fruit and vegetable festivals!. Please tell the farms you found them here - and ask them to update their information!!
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Where in Tennessee to find pick your own farms and orchards for fruit, vegetables, pumpkins and canning & freezing instructions!
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This page provides links to Tennessee's regional pages to find pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) farms for everything from apples, berries, fruit, pumpkins, vegetables to cut-you-own Christmas trees! I'm always looking for suggestions of more farms and events to add and feedback about any you have visited, so if you encounter any, just click on the preceding link, as appropriate! And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please click on the link to "add my farm".
Tennessee U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county
Click on your area!
- East Tennessee, including Knoxville and Chattanooga
- Middle Tennessee, including Nashville
- West Tennessee, including Memphis
Other Information:
- Crop availability / harvest schedule - click here
- To find pumpkin patches, corn mazes and other Halloween activities, click here.
- To find choose and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms, click here.
Click on the area of the map where you want to find a farm, or use the links
below the map:
(for a larger Tennessee map click here!)
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Crop Availability / Harvest Calendar for Tennessee
| PRODUCE | TYPICAL AVAILABILITY DATE |
| Apples | June 15 – December . 1 |
| Asparagus | April 20 – May 30 |
| Autumn Olive | August – Sept. |
| Bok Choy | October 1 – November 15 |
| Beets | July 1 – July 30 |
| Bell Pepper | July 7 – October 10 |
| Blackberries | June 7 – October 10 |
| Blueberries | June 21 – August 21 |
| Boysenberries | June 21 – August 21 |
| Broccoli | May 10 – June 10 & October 1 – November 15 |
| Cabbage | May 7 – November 15 |
| Cantaloupe | June 25 – September 10 |
| Cauliflower | May 10 – June 10 |
| Chinese Cabbage | October 1 – November 15 |
| Cherries | June 15 – July 31 |
| Carrots | May 1 – July 1 |
| Cherry Tomatoes | June 15 – October 15 |
| Collards | April 1 – June 1 |
| Cucumbers | June 15 – September 30 |
| Dried Apples | August 1 – December . 1 |
| Elephant Garlic | June 15 – August 31 |
| Eggplant | July 10 – September 30 |
| English Peas | July 1 – October 15 |
| Field Peas | July 1- October 15 |
| Garlic | June 15 – August 31 |
| Gooseberries | June 15 – July 31 |
| Gourds | Year-round |
| Grapes | July 25 – September 15 |
| Greens | Apr 15 – Jun 21 & Sep 21 – Nov 20 |
| Herbs | Year-round |
| Honey | Year-round |
| Hot Peppers | July 1 – October 31 |
| Indian Corn | Year-round |
| Irish Potatoes | July 1 - October 1 |
| Kale | May 1 – Jun 21 & Sep 25 – Nov 20 |
| Leeks | June 1 – July 31 |
| Lettuce | May 1 – June 21 |
| Limas | July 10 – October 15 |
| Muscadine Grapes | July 25 – September 15 |
| Mushrooms | Year-round (depending on type) |
| Mustard | May 1 – June & September 21 – November 20 |
| Nectarines | July 1 – July 20 |
| October Beans | July 15 – October 15 |
| Okra | July 15 – October 10 |
| Onions | May – August 31 |
| Peaches | June 1 – September 15 |
| Pears | September 1 – October 10 |
| Pecans | October 1 – December . 31 |
| Pimento Peppers | July 7 – October 10 |
| Plums | July 1 - July 31 |
| Polebeans | June 20 – September 20 |
| Popcorn | October 1 – November 31 |
| Pumpkins | September 15 – October 31 |
| Raspberries | May 20 – October 10 |
| Rhubarb | May 1 – June 30 |
| Grapes | July 25 – September 15 |
| Shelly Beans | June 10 – October 1 |
| Snapbeans | June 10 – October 1 |
| Sorghum Syrup | October 1 – March 31 |
| Snow Peas | May 1 – June 10 |
| Spinach | May 1 – June 21 |
| Sugar Peas | July 15 – September 15 |
| Sweet Potatoes Plants | May 1 – June 10 |
| Sweet Potatoes | August 21 – March 31 |
| Squash | June 1 – October 31 |
| Strawberries | May 1 – June 10 |
| Sweet Corn | June 25 – September 25 |
| Tomatoes | June 15 – October 15 |
| Turnips | September 10 – November 20 |
| Watermelons | September 10 – November 20 |
| Wax Beans | June 20 – September 20 |
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Picking Tips
[General picking tips and a guide to each fruit and vegetable] [How
much do I need to pick?
(Yields - how much raw makes how much cooked or frozen)] [Selecting
the right varieties to pick] [All
about apple varieties - which to pick and why!] [Picking tips for Vegetables]
[ Strawberry picking tips]
[ Blueberries picking tips]
Illustrated Canning, Freezing, Jam Instructions and Recipes
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