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North Carolina 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 North Carolina. Updated for 2026 based on data from 19 farms in our directory.
| Crop | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🫐Blackberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | |||
| 🫐Blueberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍅Tomatoes | ● | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍓Strawberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍑Peaches | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🎃Pumpkins | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | |||
| 🍎Apples | ● | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ● | |||
| 🍇Grapes | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍇Raspberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | |||
| 🍒Cherries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | |||
| 🎄Christmas Trees | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||
| 🌻Sunflowers | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | ||||
| 🌷Tulips | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● |
🫐Blackberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 14 farms in North Carolina:
🫐Blueberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 14 farms in North Carolina:
🍅Tomatoes
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 12 farms in North Carolina:
🍓Strawberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 11 farms in North Carolina:
🍑Peaches
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September and October. 10 farms in North Carolina:
🎃Pumpkins
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 10 farms in North Carolina:
🍎Apples
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October and November. 8 farms in North Carolina:
🍇Grapes
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 8 farms in North Carolina:
🍇Raspberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 8 farms in North Carolina:
🍒Cherries
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 6 farms in North Carolina:
🎄Christmas Trees
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 5 farms in North Carolina:
🌻Sunflowers
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 3 farms in North Carolina:
🌷Tulips
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 1 farm in North Carolina:
Frequently asked questions
When is strawberry season in North Carolina?
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 Blackberries, Blueberries & Tomatoes. Check farm field reports the night before you go, especially after heavy rain.
Where can I find the best pumpkin patches in North Carolina?
Pumpkin patches peak April, 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 North Carolina?
Apple orchards hit their stride May, June, July, August, September, October and November. Early September weekends spotlight Honeycrisp before late-season Pink Lady wraps things up.