Alberta, Canada Harvest Calendar - PickYourOwn.org

What's in season in November 2024, and other timely information:

This page has a table below that tells when each fruit or vegetable is normally ready to be harvested in Alberta, 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 Alberta, Canada pick your own farm listing to find a U-Pick farm
• To find pumpkin patches, corn mazes and other Halloween activities, click here.
• To find choose and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms, click here.

If you are looking for recipes, freezing, canning, jam directions and information about saskatoons see this page.

 

Typical Crop Availability - When to Pick in Alberta, Canada

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

Scroll down the page to see the table!

Fruit/Veg

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

December

apples

X

X

X

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

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

greens

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

December

herbs

X

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

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

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.