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 STATEXYZ!  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 STATEXYZ 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.

Harvest Calendar / Ripening Dates (Approximate - Check with each farm!)
Crops	Early	Most Active	Late
VEGETABLES
Asparagus	April 23	May 1 - May 30	June 25
Beans (green, yellow, bush, pole, lima)	July 1	July 5 - September 30	October 20
Beets	May 15	June 1 - September 30	Oct 30
Broccoli	June 20	July 1 - October 31	November 30
Cabbage	June 1	June 10 - October 31	November 15
Cauliflower	September 1	Oct. 5 - November 20	Dec. 5
Collards	May 15	August 20 - October 31	November 20
Cucumbers	June 25	July 5 - August 15	September 15
Eggplant	July 1	July 10 - September 15	October 15
Lima Beans	July 10	July 15 - August 31	October 31
Okra	July 15	August 15 - September 15	October 15
Onions	June 25	June 25 - July 31	September 30
Peas	May 20	June 5 - September 30	Oct 15
Peppers	July 5	July 15 - October 31	Nov. 5
Potatoes	July 10	July 20 - September 30	October 15
Pumpkins	September 15	October 1 - October 15	October 31
Rhubarb	May 15	June 5 - July 31	August 31
Snap Beans	June 10	June 20 - July 20	August 31
Squash	June 15	June 25 - September 1	September 30
Spinach	April 15	May 5 - June 25	June 30
Sweet Corn	July 15	August 1 - September 20	October 15
Tomatoes	July 5	July 10 - September 15	October 15
FRUITS
Apples - see below for details by variety	July 15	September 1 - October 25	October 31
Blackberries	July 10	July 15 - July 30	August 10
Blueberries	July 5	July 15 - September 10	October 15
Cherries	June 10	June 10 - June 25	June 25
Grapes	August 25	September 10 - September 20	September 30
Peaches, Nectarines	July 15	August 1 - September 10	September 30
Pears	August 1	August 10 - August 31	September 10
Raspberries	July 1	July 5 - September 30	October 20
Raspberries (Fall and everbearing)	July 1	August 1 - September 30	October 15
Strawberries	May 20	June 5 - June 20	July 10
OTHER
Flowers, Herbs	July 1	July 15 - September 15	October 1

Typical Crop Availability - to Pick in Massachusetts

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

December

apples

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Apricots

X

X

X

X

Asian pears

X

X

X

X

X

X

asparagus

X

X

X

X

beans

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

beets

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

blackberries

X

X

X

X

X

X

blueberries

X

X

X

X

X

X

boysenberries

X

X

X

X

broccoli

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

X

cantaloupes

X

X

X

X

cauliflower

celery

X

X

X

X

X

carrots

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

cherries

X

X

X

X

Christmas trees

X

cucumbers

X

X

X

X

X

X

eggplant

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

gooseberries

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

December

herbs

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

kale

X

X

X

nectarines

X

X

X

X

X

X

peaches

X

X

X

X

X

X

pears

X

X

X

X

X

peas

X

X

X

X

peppers

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

potatoes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

raspberries

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

rhubarb

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

pumpkins

X

X

X

X

summer squash

X

X

X

X

X

X

winter squash

X

X

X

X

X

X

saskatoons /serviceberries

strawberries

X

X

X

X

sweet corn

X

X

X

X

X

X

sweet potatoes

X

X

X

Swiss chard

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

tomatoes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

watermelons

Fruit/Veg

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

December

 

Apples

Alphabetical by variety:

Approximate Apple Availability in Massachusetts
Variety	Typical harvest dates	Notes
McIntosh	Beginning of September to late October	Tart early, then as the season progresses, sweet
Honeycrisp	Beginning of September to mid-September	Sweet, tart
Royal Gala	Beginning of September  to late September	Sweet, soft flesh, does not store well
Golden Supreme	Beginning of September to mid-September
Cortland	Middle of September to mid-October	Mildly sweet
Jonagold	Middle of September to mid-October	Medium firm, sweet flesh
Macouns	Mid-September to late October	Tart early, then as the season progresses, sweet
Empire	Early October to late October	Mildly sweet
Red Delicious	End of September to late October	Sweet, soft flesh. Does not store well
Mutsu	Beginning of October to late October
Fuji	Beginning of October to late October	Mildly sweet, aromatic, firm flesh, stores very well
Suncrisp	Mid-October to late October
Breaburn	Mid-October
Northern Spy	Mid-Late October
Spencer	Mid-October
Enterprise	Mid-October to Mid-November
Gold Rush	Mid-October to Mid-November
Yellow Delicious	Mid-October	Soft, sweet flesh, does not store well
Russet	Mid-Late October
Granny Smith	Mid-October	Tart
Baldwin	Mid-Late October
Rome	Mid-October	Tart, hard flesh, stores well
Winesap	Mid-October	Tart, aromatic, stores well

 

Apples, By approximate harvest start date 

• JULY 25 - Vista Bella
• AUGUST 1 - Yellow Transparent, Lodi
• AUGUST 10 - Puritan
• AUGUST 15 - Jersey Mac, Early Mac, Williams Pride
• AUGUST 20 - Duchess Of Oldenburg, Paula Red, Red Gravenstein
• AUGUST 28 - Wealthy
• SEPTEMBER 1 - McIntosh
• SEPTEMBER 7 - Ginger Gold
• SEPTEMBER 15 - Honey Crisp, Snow, Gala
• SEPTEMBER 20 - Macoun, Cortland, R.I. Greening, Lucky Rose
• SEPTEMBER 25 - Empire, Spartan, Spencer
• OCTOBER 1 - Roxbury Russet
• OCTOBER 7 - Baldwin
• OCTOBER 10 - Ida Red, Rome, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Northern Spy
• OCTOBER 15 - Winter Banana, Senator
• OCTOBER 20 - Yellow Newtown Pippin, Crispin/Mutzu, Arkansas Black
• OCTOBER 25 - Aztec Fuji
• Always  call the farms before you go to confirm daily picking conditions!

*As always, harvest Dates are approximations. Weather and local conditions have an extreme effect and harvest dates can vary by as much as two weeks and variety availability.