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What's in season in December 2024, and other timely information:

Notes for December 2024: Crop growth is slowing down, except for Christmas tree farms and if you live in southern California, southern Texas, Florida or along the Gulf coast where citrus are starting, and believe it or not, the blueberry and strawberry season in those areas is about to begin. See your state harvest calendar . This year, much of the country is still seeing mild weather, so lettuce, peas, broccoli, cabbage  and other greens are thriving.  And this is a good time to get a canner and  learn how to preserve foods for the winter, like canning some applesauce, apple butter or jam, which make great gifts. As do your own homemade specialty liqueurs! How about homemade cranberry sauce or a pumpkin pie made from a real pumpkin for the holidays? See our comprehensive list of easy home canning, jam and jelly making, preserving, drying and freezing directions. You can access recipes and other resources from the drop down menus at the top of the page or the site search. A fun winter activity is to make your own ice cream, even gelato, or low fat or low sugar ice cream - see this page. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write me!

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Typical Harvest Dates for Crops in Georgia

Typical Crop and Harvest Dates in Georgia

These are the typical, historical dates that crops are ready to be picked or harvested in Georgia.  Of course, it varies a little bit every year, depending upon the weather and other conditions.  Keep in mind that Georgia is a huge state with a very wide range of climates, so the early dates generally refer to the start in the southern part of the state and the latter date is the end of the crop in the north. Call ahead of the early date to the farm!

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CROP	DATES		CROP	DATES
Apples	July 25-November 21		Onions - Dry	May 1-June 25
Asparagus	March 15-June 20		Onions - Green	Jan. 1-June 1
Beans - Lima	May 15-October 20		Onions - VidaliaⓇ	April 20-June 10
Beans: Pole & Snap	May 10-Nov. 5		Peaches	May 8-August 25
Blackberries - Atlanta area	June 1-July 30		Peanuts	August 15-November 1
Blackberries - southern GA	May 15-June 15		Pears	August 1-November 1
Blueberries - Atlanta area	June 15-August 15		Peas - English	Jan. 15-April 1
Blueberries - southern GA	June 1-Aug. 5		Peas - Field	May 15-October 1
Cabbage	May 15-September 25		Pecans	September 1-Dec. 15
Cantaloupes	June 1-August 20		Pepper - Sweet	June 1-September 1
Christmas Trees	November-December		Plums	July 1-August 25
Collards	October 1-June 20		Potatoes - Irish	May 15-September 15
Corn - Sweet	May 15-July 1		Potatoes - Sweet	July 15-November 20
Cucumbers	May 1-July 20		Pumpkins	September 15-November 15
Eggplant	June 15-October 20		Squash	May 20-October 1
Grapes - Bunch	June 20-October 1		Strawberries - Atlanta area & N. Ga.	April 5 -June 10
Lettuce	March 15-May 20		Strawberries - southern GA	March 1- May 10
Muscadines	July 1-November 1		Tomatoes	May 25-October 15
Nectarines	May 8-August 25		Turnips - Bunched	Jan. 1-April 15
Okra	May 20-October 1		Turnips - Greens	October 1-March 15
(DATES MAY VARY DUE TO WEATHER AND/OR LOCATION)			Watermelons	June 25-September 1

 

Peach harvest dates in central Georgia (they will be 1 to 2 weeks later in north Georgia)

Clingstone

Sunbrite	May 15 to 25
Springprince	May 18 to 25
Candor	May 19 to 29
Goldprince	May 20 to  June 1

Semi-Free

Rubyprince	June 1 to 10
Surecrop	June 4 to 12
Summerprince	June 5 to 13
Gala	June 10 to 20
Sureprince	June 10 to 20

Freestone

Red Haven	June 19 to 29
Harvester	June 19 to 29
Majestic	June 23 to July 3
Red Globe	June 26 to July 7
Contender	June 30 to July 10
Sunprince	July 8 to 18
Summerlady	July 9 to 19
Jefferson	July 13 to 23
O'Henry	July 22 to August 3
Flameprince	August 1 to 10

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