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Maryland 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 Maryland. Updated for 2026 based on data from 12 farms in our directory.
| Crop | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🍎Apples | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||
| 🎃Pumpkins | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ||||
| 🍓Strawberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🫐Blackberries | ● | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||
| 🫐Blueberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍒Cherries | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||
| 🍑Peaches | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||
| 🍇Raspberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍅Tomatoes | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||
| 🌻Sunflowers | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||
| 🍇Grapes | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||
| 🎄Christmas Trees | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ●●● | ||||
| 💐Cut Flowers | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● |
🍎Apples
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 8 farms in Maryland:
🎃Pumpkins
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 8 farms in Maryland:
🍓Strawberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 8 farms in Maryland:
🫐Blackberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 7 farms in Maryland:
🫐Blueberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 7 farms in Maryland:
🍒Cherries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 7 farms in Maryland:
🍑Peaches
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 7 farms in Maryland:
🍇Raspberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 7 farms in Maryland:
🍅Tomatoes
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 6 farms in Maryland:
🌻Sunflowers
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 3 farms in Maryland:
🍇Grapes
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 2 farms in Maryland:
🎄Christmas Trees
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October and December. 1 farm in Maryland:
💐Cut Flowers
Peak August, September and October. 1 farm in Maryland:
Frequently asked questions
When is strawberry season in Maryland?
Strawberry picking usually runs 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 Apples, Pumpkins & Strawberries. Check farm field reports the night before you go, especially after heavy rain.
Where can I find the best pumpkin patches in Maryland?
Pumpkin patches peak 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 Maryland?
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.