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South Dakota 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 Dakota. Updated for 2026 based on data from 8 farms in our directory.
| Crop | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🎃Pumpkins | ● | ●● | ●● | ●● | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | |||
| 🍎Apples | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | ||||
| 🍇Raspberries | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | |||
| 🍓Strawberries | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | |||
| 🍅Tomatoes | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | ||||
| 🍒Cherries | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | ||||
| 🌻Sunflowers | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||||||
| 🌽Sweet Corn | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||||||
| 🍇Grapes | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● |
🎃Pumpkins
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 6 farms in South Dakota:
🍎Apples
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 3 farms in South Dakota:
🍇Raspberries
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 3 farms in South Dakota:
🍓Strawberries
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 3 farms in South Dakota:
🍅Tomatoes
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 3 farms in South Dakota:
🍒Cherries
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 2 farms in South Dakota:
🌻Sunflowers
Peak September and October. 2 farms in South Dakota:
🌽Sweet Corn
Peak September and October. 2 farms in South Dakota:
🍇Grapes
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 1 farm in South Dakota:
Frequently asked questions
When is strawberry season in South Dakota?
Strawberry picking usually runs April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 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, Apples & Raspberries. Check farm field reports the night before you go, especially after heavy rain.
Where can I find the best pumpkin patches in South Dakota?
Pumpkin patches peak 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 South Dakota?
Apple orchards hit their stride May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. Early September weekends spotlight Honeycrisp before late-season Pink Lady wraps things up.