Tennessee 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 Tennessee!  Of course, the weather, location in the state, altitude and varieties planted greatly affect the dates, so always call the farms! 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 Tennessee 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.

Typical Crop Availability - When to Pick in Tennessee

dark green = available;      light green = sometimes / some farms;      White or gray = not usually available

The light green indicates light crops at the beginning or end of a season - dark green is when the bulk of the crop ripens and picking is best.
Keep in mind, Tennessee has a diverse climate, from cooler, later mountainous areas in the east and north, to warm areas in the south-west. Obviously, that, the weather and the specific varieties that each farm plants can affect the ripening dates by a month in either direction. 

Fruit/Veg

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

apples

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

X

beans

X

X

X

X

X

X

blackberries

X

X

X

X

X

beets

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

blueberries

X

X

X

X

boysenberries

X

X

X

X

X

broccoli

X

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

cantaloupes

X

X

X

X

X

X

celery

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

gooseberries

X

X

X

X

grapes

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

Dec

herbs

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

nectarines

X

X

X

X

X

peaches

X

X

X

X

X

X

pears

X

X

X

X

X

peas (snap and English)

X

X

X

X

peas (crowder, hull)

X

X

X

X

peppers

X

X

X

X

X

X

plums

X

X

potatoes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

raspberries

X

X

X

X

X

X

rhubarb

X

X

X

pumpkins

X

X

X

X

summer squash

X

X

X

X

X

X

winter squash

X

X

X

X

X

X

strawberries

X

X

X

sweet corn

X

X

X

X

X

sweet potatoes

X

X

X

tomatoes

X

X

X

X

X

X

watermelons

X

X

X

Fruit/Veg

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec