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 in Ontario, 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 Ontario, 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 Ontario, Canada

Keep in mind that Ontario covers a wide range of climates and temperatures from Toronto in the south to far colder regions in the north. This table is centered on lower Ontario where most farms are and most people live.

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

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

apricots

X

X

X

X

Asian pears

X

X

X

X

X

X

asparagus

X

X

X

beans

X

X

X

X

X

X

blackberries

X

X

X

beets

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

blueberries

X

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

carrots

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

cauliflower

X

X

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

crabapples

X

X

X

X

cucumbers

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

currants

X

X

X

X

eggplant

X

X

X

X

X

X

garlic

X

X

X

X

X

X

gooseberries

X

X

X

X

grapes

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

Dec

herbs

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

lettuce (aka, greens)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

leeks

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

muskmelon (cantaloupe)

X

X

X

X

X

X

nectarines

X

X

X

onions

X

X

X

X

X

X

parsnips

X

X

X

X

X

X

peaches

X

X

X

pears

X

X

X

X

X

peas

X

X

peppers

X

X

X

X

X

X

potatoes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

pumpkins

X

X

X

X

raspberries

X

X

X

X

X

X

rhubarb

X

X

summer squash

X

X

X

X

X

X

winter squash

X

X

X

X

X

X

saskatoons

X

X

X

squash

X

X

X

X

strawberries (in the field)

X

X

X

X

strawberries (greenhouse)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

sweet corn

X

X

X

sweet potatoes

X

X

tomatoes

X

X

X

X

X

X

watermelons

X

X

zucchini

X

X

X

X

X

X

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.

Another View of the Harvest Calendar for Ontario

Harvest Calendar for Ontario Area

Harvest times depend on weather conditions during spring and summer

MAY	JUNE	JULY	AUG	SEPT-OCT
Asparagus	Asparagus Beets Broccoli Carrots Cauliflower Cucumbers Kohlrabi Lettuce Peas Rhubarb Straw-    berries Zucchini	Apples Beans Beans Beets Broad Beans Broccoli Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Cherries(sour) Cucumbers Currants Eggplant Gooseberries Kohlrabi Lettuce Okra Potatoes Peas Raspberries Rhubarb Strawberries Summer Squash Swiss Chard Tomatoes   Zucchini	Apples Beans Beets Broad Beans Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery  Cherries(sour) Cucumbers Eggplant Garlic Globe    Artichoke Herbs Kale Kohlrabi Leeks Lettuce Melons Okra Onions Parsley Parsnips Pears Plums Potatoes Peas Peppers Rhubarb Rutabagas Summer Squash Sweet Corn Swiss Chard Tomatoes Winter Squash Zucchini	Apples Beans Beets Broad Beans Broccoli Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery  Cucumbers Eggplant Garlic Globe    Artichoke Gourds Grapes Herbs Indian Corn Kale Kohlrabi Leeks Lettuce Okra Onions Parsley Parsnips Pears Peppers Plums Potatoes Quince Rutabagas Salad Greens Summer Squash Sweet Corn Swiss Chard Tomatoes Winter Squash Zucchini

Strawberries middle of June early July
Sweet Cherries early July
Early Golden Plums middle of July
Blueberries July
Free Stone Peaches 10+ varieties end of July all of August
Nectarines August
Cling Stone Peaches 6+ varieties August - September
French Bartlet Pears end of August
Bartlet Pears September
Sweet Corn July August (when available)
Tomatoes August September
Italian Plums end of August
Valor Plums late August
Apples September - October
Bosc Pears September - October
Pumpkins October