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Iowa 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 Iowa. Updated for 2026 based on data from 11 farms in our directory.
| Crop | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🍎Apples | ● | ●● | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ||||
| 🎃Pumpkins | ● | ●● | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ||||
| 🍒Cherries | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ●● | |||||
| 🫐Blackberries | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ●● | |||||
| 🍇Raspberries | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ●● | ||||
| 🍓Strawberries | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ●● | ||||
| 🍅Tomatoes | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | ||||
| 🍑Peaches | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||||
| 🌻Sunflowers | ●● | ●● | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||
| 🫐Blueberries | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ●●● | |||||
| 🎄Christmas Trees | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ●●● | |||||
| 🍇Grapes | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● |
🍎Apples
Peak June, July, August, September and October. 9 farms in Iowa:
🎃Pumpkins
Peak June, July, August, September and October. 9 farms in Iowa:
🍒Cherries
Peak June, July, August, September, October and December. 4 farms in Iowa:
🫐Blackberries
Peak June, July, August, September, October and December. 3 farms in Iowa:
🍇Raspberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October and December. 3 farms in Iowa:
🍓Strawberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October and December. 3 farms in Iowa:
🍅Tomatoes
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 3 farms in Iowa:
🍑Peaches
Peak June, July, August, September and October. 2 farms in Iowa:
🌻Sunflowers
Peak May, June, August, September and October. 2 farms in Iowa:
🫐Blueberries
Peak June, July, August, September, October and December. 1 farm in Iowa:
🎄Christmas Trees
Peak June, July, August, September, October and December. 1 farm in Iowa:
Frequently asked questions
When is strawberry season in Iowa?
Strawberry picking usually runs May, June, July, August, September, October 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 Apples, Pumpkins & Cherries. Check farm field reports the night before you go, especially after heavy rain.
Where can I find the best pumpkin patches in Iowa?
Pumpkin patches peak 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 Iowa?
Apple orchards hit their stride June, July, August, September and October. Early September weekends spotlight Honeycrisp before late-season Pink Lady wraps things up.