Kansas 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 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.

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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.

• Back to the Kansas PYO farm page
• To find Kansas pumpkin patches, corn mazes and other Halloween activities, click here.
• To find choose and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms in Kansas, click here.

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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