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New York 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 New York. Updated for 2026 based on data from 20 farms in our directory.
| Crop | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🍎Apples | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🎃Pumpkins | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍇Raspberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍓Strawberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍅Tomatoes | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍑Peaches | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🫐Blueberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍒Cherries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🫐Blackberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍇Grapes | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | |||
| 💐Cut Flowers | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||||
| 🫐Mixed Berries | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||||
| 🌻Sunflowers | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● |
🍎Apples
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 19 farms in New York:
🎃Pumpkins
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 17 farms in New York:
🍇Raspberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 15 farms in New York:
🍓Strawberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 15 farms in New York:
🍅Tomatoes
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 15 farms in New York:
🍑Peaches
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 12 farms in New York:
🫐Blueberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 11 farms in New York:
🍒Cherries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 11 farms in New York:
🫐Blackberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 8 farms in New York:
🍇Grapes
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 6 farms in New York:
💐Cut Flowers
Peak June, July, August, September and October. 1 farm in New York:
🫐Mixed Berries
Peak June, July, August, September and October. 1 farm in New York:
🌻Sunflowers
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 1 farm in New York:
Frequently asked questions
When is strawberry season in New York?
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 & Raspberries. Check farm field reports the night before you go, especially after heavy rain.
Where can I find the best pumpkin patches in New York?
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 New York?
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.