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South 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 South Carolina. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🍓Strawberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🫐Blackberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🫐Blueberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||
| 🎃Pumpkins | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍅Tomatoes | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ||||
| 🍑Peaches | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍇Raspberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||
| 🍎Apples | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||
| 🍇Grapes | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||
| 🌻Sunflowers | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● |
🍓Strawberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 11 farms in South Carolina:
🫐Blackberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 7 farms in South Carolina:
🫐Blueberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 7 farms in South Carolina:
🎃Pumpkins
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 6 farms in South Carolina:
🍅Tomatoes
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 6 farms in South Carolina:
🍑Peaches
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 5 farms in South Carolina:
🍇Raspberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 4 farms in South Carolina:
🍎Apples
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 3 farms in South Carolina:
🍇Grapes
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 2 farms in South Carolina:
🌻Sunflowers
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September and October. 1 farm in South Carolina:
Frequently asked questions
When is strawberry season in South 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 Strawberries, Blackberries & Blueberries. Check farm field reports the night before you go, especially after heavy rain.
Where can I find the best pumpkin patches in South Carolina?
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 South Carolina?
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.