Maryland 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 in Maryland!  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 Maryland 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.

Fruit/Veg

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

December

apples harvest dates by variety

X

X

X

X

apples - early

EarlyGold, Rambo, GingerGold

apples - mid

Cortland

Gala, HoneyCrisp, Cortland, GoldenSupreme

HoneyCrisp

apples  - late

JonaGold, Jonathan, Red Delicious, GrannySmith,

Red Delicious, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Rome, York, GrannSmith, Stayman,

asian pears

X

X

X

asparagus

X

X

beans

X

X

X

X

X

blackberries

X

X

blueberries

X

X

broccoli

X

X

X

X

X

cabbage

X

X

X

X

X

cantaloupes

X

X

X

cherries

X

X

cucumbers

X

X

X

X

eggplant

X

X

X

greens

X

X

X

X

X

herbs

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

nectarines

X

X

peaches

X

X

X

X

plums

X

X

X

X

pears

Bartlett, Red Bartlett, Magness

Bartlett,  Magness, Bosc

peas

X

peppers

X

X

X

potatoes

X

raspberries

X

X

X

rhubarb

X

X

pumpkins

X

X

summer squash

X

X

X

X

X

strawberries

mid may

X

early July

sweet corn

X

X

sweet potatoes

x

x

tomatoes

X

X

X

X

watermelons

X

X

X

winter squash

mid September

X