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What's in season in October 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.


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.

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/VegJan Feb March April MayJune July August SeptOct NovDec
apples                          
Asian pears                          
asparagus                         
beans                         
blackberries                        
beets                          
blueberries                         
broccoli                         
Brussels sprouts                         
cabbage                         
cantaloupes                         
celery                         
carrots                          
cherries                         
Christmas trees                          
cucumbers                          
eggplant                          
gooseberries                          
greens                          
  JanFeb March April May June July August Sept OctNov Dec
herbs                          
nectarines                          
peaches                        
pears                         
peas                         
peppers                         
potatoes                         
raspberries                         
rhubarb                         
pumpkins                         
summer squash                         
winter squash                         
saskatoons                         
strawberries                        
sweet corn                        
sweet potatoes                          
tomatoes                          
watermelons                         
Fruit/VegJan Feb March April May June July August Sept OctNov 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!