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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 Kansas!  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 Kansas-

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.


Ripening Dates for Fruits and Vegetables

Please note that actual dates may vary by as much as two weeks due to weather conditions, geographical location of the farm, and other factors. It is always advisable to call a farm earlier than the expected beginning of a season to verify on the status of the product you are interested in.

 Crop

Jan 

Feb 

March

April

May 

June

July

Aug 

Sept

 Oct 

 Nov 

Dec 

Fruit                        
Apples             X X X X    
Blackberries             X          
Blueberries           X X          
Figs               X X      
Grapes             X X X      
Peaches             X X        
Pears               X X      
Raspberries             X X X X    
Strawberries           X            
Vegetables                        
string beans        

 

 

X X X

 

   
broccoli        

 

X X X X X    
brussels sprouts        

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
cabbage        

 

X X X X X    
carrots        

 

X X X X X    
cauliflower        

 

 

 

X X

 

   
celery        

 

 

 

 

X X    
chard        

 

X X X X

 

   
chinese cabbage        

 

 

 

X X

 

   
collards        

 

X X X X X    
corn        

 

 

 

X X

 

   
cucumber        

 

 

X X X

 

   
eggplant        

 

 

 

X X

 

   
garlic        

 

 

 

 

X X    
head lettuce        

 

X X

 

X X    
lettuce mix       X X X X

 

X X    
kale        

 

 

 

 

X X    
hot peppers        

 

 

 

X X

 

   
kohlrabi       X X X X X X X    
leeks        

 

 

 

 

 

X X X
melons        

 

 

 

X X

 

   
onions        

 

X X X X X    
pearl onions        

 

X X X

 

 

   
ornamental corn        

 

 

 

 

X X X X
pumpkins        

 

 

 

 

X X    
parsnips        

 

 

 

 

 

X    
peppers        

 

 

 

X X

 

   
potatoes        

 

 

X X X X    
Rhubarb       X X X

 

 

 

 

   
snow peas        

 

X X

 

X X    
shell peas        

 

X X

 

 

 

   
snap peas        

 

X X

 

X X    
spinach       X X X

 

X X X    
summer squash        

 

 

X X X

 

   
sunflowers        

 

 

 

X X

 

   
tomatillas        

 

 

 

X X

 

   
tomatoes        

 

 

X X X

 

   
turnips        

 

X X

 

X X    
oriental greens       X X X

 

 

X X    
bunching greens       X X X X

 

X X    
winter squash        

 

 

 

 

X X X  

 

Most Popular Crops

(in chronological order of ripening)

Strawberries mid May to Mid-June 
early Raspberries late June through mid July
Cherries early July
Tomatoes July to Frost
Corn, Green beans July and Aug
Gooseberries July 
Raspberries July 
Blueberries July
Cantaloupe July, August
Apples July to  Oct
Watermelon Mid July to  mid Sept
Peaches July and August
Blackberries, Grapes mid August to  mid Sept
Red Raspberries (fall) mid-August to  Frost
Squash Late August to  Nov
Red Bartlett Pears September  
Pumpkins mid September through October

 

Detailed Season for Popular Crops by Start Date

CROP HARVEST USUALLY BEGINS: AND TYPICALLY AVAILABLE UNTIL:
ASPARAGUS MID APRIL EARLY JUNE
RHUBARB MID APRIL MID JUNE
STRAWBERRIES MID MAY MID JUNE
GOOSEBERRIES MID MAY MID JUNE
TOMATOES MID JUNE AUGUST
 RASPBERRIES MID JUNE MID SEPTEMBER
TART CHERRIES MID JUNE LATE JULY
BLACKBERRIES MID JUNE EARLY AUGUST
SQUASH MID JUNE MID NOVEMBER
BLUEBERRIES LATE JUNE LATE JULY
PEACHES MID JULY MID SEPTEMBER
NECTARINES MID JULY MID SEPTEMBER
APPLES MID JULY EARLY NOVEMBER
GRAPES EARLY AUGUST LATE AUGUST
PUMPKINS MID SEPTEMBER EARLY NOVEMBER