Nova Scotia, Canada Harvest Calendar - PickYourOwn.org

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

This page has a table below that tells when each fruit or vegetable is normally ready to be harvested Nova Scotia, 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.

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What's in Season - Typical Crop Availability in Nova Scotia, Canada-

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

Typical Crop Availability - When to Pick in Nova Scotia, 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

Dec

apples

Asian pears

asparagus

beans

blackberries

beets

blueberries

broccoli

Brussels sprouts

cabbage

cantaloupes

celery

carrots

cherries

Christmas trees

cucumbers

eggplant

gooseberries

greens

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

herbs

nectarines

peaches

pears

peas

peppers

potatoes

raspberries

rhubarb

pumpkins

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

Dec

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.

For more local information, see Horticulture Nova Scotia, and commodity group representing commercial vegetable, strawberry, raspberry, and other bramble growers!