picking schedule

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click here to go to the picking schedule page in North Carolina at http://www.skytoporchard.com/skytop_pickingschedule_page.htm

or click here for the PickYourOwn.org home page

picking schedule in North Carolina Information

picking schedule is usually open each year, in season for their crops. It's ALWAYS advisable to see the picking schedule website, and/or to call or email them before you head out to the farm to determine the crop availability, as many factors, such as weather, soil conditions and even market and economic conditions affect what they have and when. And that can change not only from year to year, but day to day!

When are common crops available?

Below is a general month by month overview for the northern hemisphere (North America). Be sure to see the North Carolina-specific harvest calendar for local dates.

Below is the general info, keep in mind this is very general, this is NOT a list of what picking schedule has this year or ANY year or will have on any day. See the North Carolina-specific harvest calendar for typical crop harvest dates in North Carolina and see picking schedule website for their current availability. This list below is a general list for many commonly grown crops.

The South will be the earlier end, and the North, the latter:

November to March - Citrus (oranges, grapefruit, mandarins, etc, in so Cal, AZ, NM, TX, FL
March - April: Asparagus
Late April-June: strawberries
June- July: cherries
June-August: blueberries, blackberries
July-September: peaches, figs, tomatoes, green beans
July-October: raspberries
August - Figs, Fall raspberries start, early apples
September-October: apples and grapes
October: late apples, Pumpkins
December: Christmas trees

Specific Fruit and Vegetable Picking and Preserving Guides and Recipes

After you go to picking schedule, you may want to freeze, can, make jams, jellies, sauces, pickles or preserve the fruit or vegetables you get there. See these pages below for detailed, illustrated, step-by-step instructions that make it easy!