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California Harvest Calendar — Month-by-Month U-Pick Season Guide
Find out exactly when to pick fresh strawberries, blueberries, peaches, apples, pumpkins, and Christmas trees across California. Updated for 2026 based on data from 18 farms in our directory.
| Crop | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🍅Tomatoes | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🎃Pumpkins | ● | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ||
| 🍓Strawberries | ● | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ||
| 🫐Blackberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍇Raspberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||
| 🍎Apples | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🫐Blueberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||
| 🍇Grapes | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍒Cherries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍑Peaches | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | ||||
| 🌻Sunflowers | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||
| 🌽Sweet Corn | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ●●● |
🍅Tomatoes
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 14 farms in California:
🎃Pumpkins
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September and October. 13 farms in California:
🍓Strawberries
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September and October. 13 farms in California:
🫐Blackberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 12 farms in California:
🍇Raspberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 12 farms in California:
🍎Apples
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 11 farms in California:
🫐Blueberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 6 farms in California:
🍇Grapes
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 6 farms in California:
🍒Cherries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 5 farms in California:
🍑Peaches
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 5 farms in California:
🌻Sunflowers
Peak March, April, May, June, July, August, September and October. 3 farms in California:
🌽Sweet Corn
Peak March, April, May, June, July and October. 1 farm in California:
Frequently asked questions
When is strawberry season in California?
Strawberry picking usually runs April, May, June, July, August, September and October. Arrive early on weekends because fields can sell out by noon.
What crops can I pick in October?
Expect October weekends to focus on Tomatoes, Pumpkins & Strawberries. Check farm field reports the night before you go, especially after heavy rain.
Where can I find the best pumpkin patches in California?
Pumpkin patches peak April, May, June, July, August, September and October. Prioritize farms that post wagon schedules and corn maze hours so you can time sunset visits.
When do apples ripen in California?
Apple orchards hit their stride May, June, July, August, September and October. Early September weekends spotlight Honeycrisp before late-season Pink Lady wraps things up.