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Ohio 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 Ohio. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🎃Pumpkins | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍓Strawberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||
| 🍎Apples | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ||||
| 🍑Peaches | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ||||
| 🍇Raspberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||
| 🫐Blackberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||
| 🫐Blueberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍅Tomatoes | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ||||
| 🍒Cherries | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||
| 🍇Grapes | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||
| 🌻Sunflowers | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||
| 🌽Sweet Corn | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● |
🎃Pumpkins
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 17 farms in Ohio:
🍓Strawberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 14 farms in Ohio:
🍎Apples
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 13 farms in Ohio:
🍑Peaches
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 13 farms in Ohio:
🍇Raspberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 11 farms in Ohio:
🫐Blackberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 10 farms in Ohio:
🫐Blueberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 10 farms in Ohio:
🍅Tomatoes
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 9 farms in Ohio:
🍒Cherries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 5 farms in Ohio:
🍇Grapes
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 3 farms in Ohio:
🌻Sunflowers
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 2 farms in Ohio:
🌽Sweet Corn
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 1 farm in Ohio:
Frequently asked questions
When is strawberry season in Ohio?
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 Pumpkins, Strawberries & Apples. Check farm field reports the night before you go, especially after heavy rain.
Where can I find the best pumpkin patches in Ohio?
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 Ohio?
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.