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Virginia 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 Virginia. 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 | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍎Apples | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍓Strawberries | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🫐Blackberries | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍑Peaches | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍇Raspberries | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||
| 🍅Tomatoes | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🫐Blueberries | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍒Cherries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍇Grapes | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||
| 🌻Sunflowers | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ●● | |||
| 💐Cut Flowers | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||||
| 🌷Tulips | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● |
🎃Pumpkins
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 18 farms in Virginia:
🍎Apples
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 15 farms in Virginia:
🍓Strawberries
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September and October. 15 farms in Virginia:
🫐Blackberries
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September and October. 14 farms in Virginia:
🍑Peaches
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 14 farms in Virginia:
🍇Raspberries
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September and October. 12 farms in Virginia:
🍅Tomatoes
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September and October. 12 farms in Virginia:
🫐Blueberries
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September and October. 9 farms in Virginia:
🍒Cherries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 8 farms in Virginia:
🍇Grapes
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September and October. 2 farms in Virginia:
🌻Sunflowers
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 2 farms in Virginia:
💐Cut Flowers
Peak June, July, August, September and October. 1 farm in Virginia:
🌷Tulips
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 1 farm in Virginia:
Frequently asked questions
When is strawberry season in Virginia?
Strawberry picking usually runs April, 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, Apples & Strawberries. Check farm field reports the night before you go, especially after heavy rain.
Where can I find the best pumpkin patches in Virginia?
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 Virginia?
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.