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Connecticut 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 Connecticut. Updated for 2026 based on data from 10 farms in our directory.
| Crop | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🎃Pumpkins | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||
| 🍎Apples | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||
| 🫐Blueberries | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | ||||
| 🍇Raspberries | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | ||||
| 🍓Strawberries | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●●● | ||||
| 🍑Peaches | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | ||||
| 🌻Sunflowers | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●●● | ||||
| 🍅Tomatoes | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||
| 🫐Blackberries | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | ||||
| 🍇Grapes | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||
| 🎄Christmas Trees | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ●●● |
🎃Pumpkins
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 10 farms in Connecticut:
🍎Apples
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 8 farms in Connecticut:
🫐Blueberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 7 farms in Connecticut:
🍇Raspberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 7 farms in Connecticut:
🍓Strawberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 7 farms in Connecticut:
🍑Peaches
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 6 farms in Connecticut:
🌻Sunflowers
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 4 farms in Connecticut:
🍅Tomatoes
Peak June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 3 farms in Connecticut:
🫐Blackberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 2 farms in Connecticut:
🍇Grapes
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 2 farms in Connecticut:
🎄Christmas Trees
Peak June, July, August, September, October and December. 1 farm in Connecticut:
Frequently asked questions
When is strawberry season in Connecticut?
Strawberry picking usually runs May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. Arrive early on weekends because fields can sell out by noon.
What crops can I pick in October?
Expect October weekends to focus on Pumpkins, Apples & Blueberries. Check farm field reports the night before you go, especially after heavy rain.
Where can I find the best pumpkin patches in Connecticut?
Pumpkin patches peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. Prioritize farms that post wagon schedules and corn maze hours so you can time sunset visits.
When do apples ripen in Connecticut?
Apple orchards hit their stride May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. Early September weekends spotlight Honeycrisp before late-season Pink Lady wraps things up.