Manitoba Crop Harvest Calendar - When fruit and vegetables are typically ready to harvest in Manitoba!
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This page has a table below that tells when each fruit or vegetable is normally ready to be harvested Manitoba! 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.
What's in Season - Typical Crop Availability in Manitoba-
This page has a table below that tells when each fruit or vegetable is normally ready to be harvested in Manitoba, Canada! 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 Manitoba, Canada 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.
Typical Crop Availability - When to Pick in Manitoba, Canada
dark green = available; light green = sometimes / some farms; White or gray = not usually available
| Fruit/Veg | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov | December | ||||||||
| apples | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| asparagus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| beans | ||||||||||||||||||||
| blackberries | ||||||||||||||||||||
| beets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| blueberries | ||||||||||||||||||||
| broccoli | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brussels sprouts | ||||||||||||||||||||
| cabbage | ||||||||||||||||||||
| cantaloupes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| celery | ||||||||||||||||||||
| carrots | ||||||||||||||||||||
| cherries | ||||||||||||||||||||
| choke cherries | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Christmas trees | ||||||||||||||||||||
| cucumbers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| eggplant | ||||||||||||||||||||
| gooseberries | ||||||||||||||||||||
| greens | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov | December | |||||||||
| herbs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| nectarines | ||||||||||||||||||||
| peaches | ||||||||||||||||||||
| pears | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| pumpkins | ||||||||||||||||||||
| raspberries | ||||||||||||||||||||
| rhubarb | ||||||||||||||||||||
| summer squash | ||||||||||||||||||||
| winter squash | ||||||||||||||||||||
| saskatoons | ||||||||||||||||||||
| strawberries | ||||||||||||||||||||
| sweet corn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| sweet potatoes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| tomatoes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| watermelons | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fruit/Veg | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov | December | ||||||||
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.
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
[ All About Home Canning, Freezing and Making Jams, Pickles, Sauces, etc. ] [FAQs - Answers to common questions and problems] [Recommended books about home canning, jam making, drying and preserving!] [Free canning publications to download and print]
