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 Arkansas crop harvest calendar - When fruit and vegetables are normally ready to pick in AR.
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Crop Harvest Calendar for Arkansas

This page has a table below that tells when each fruit or vegetable is normally ready to be harvested in Arkansas!  We also have a page with links to our own simple instructions on canning, freezing and drying  many fruits and vegetables, such as  how to make jam, apple butter, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, pickles, ketchup or freezing corn.

Typical Crop Availability - When to Pick in Arkansas

dark green = available;      light green = sometimes / some farms;      White or gray = not usually available

Fruit/Veg Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept Oct Nov Dec
apples                           X X X X X    
Asian pears                         X X X X X X    
asparagus       X X X                            
beans                 X X X X                
blackberries                 X X X X                
blueberries                   X X X X X            
broccoli             X X X               X X X  
cabbage             X X X               X X X  
cantaloupes                     X X X X X X        
cherries                 X X X X                
Christmas trees                 X X X X             X X
cucumbers             X X X X X X X X X X        
eggplant                     X X X X X X        
grapes                     X X X X            
greens     X X X X X X             X X X X    
herbs         X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
  Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept Oct Nov Dec
muscadines                             X X X X    
nectarines                   X X X X X            
peaches                 X X X X X X X X        
peas             X X                        
peppers                     X X X X X X        
plums                 X X X X                
potatoes             X X X X X X                
raspberries                     X X X X X X        
rhubarb             X X X X                    
pumpkins                             X X X X    
squash                 X X X X X X X X X X    
strawberries       X X X            
sweet corn                       X X X X X        
sweet potatoes                             X X X X    
tomatoes                     X X X X X X X X    
watermelons                         X X X X X X    
Fruit/Veg Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept Oct Nov Dec

 

Home Canning Kits

This is the same type of  standard canner that my grandmother used to make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and spaghetti sauce!. This complete kit includes everything you need and lasts for years: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs, lid lifting wand, a plastic funnel, labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball Blue Book. It's much cheaper than buying the items separately. You'll never need anything else except jars and lids (and the jars are reusable). To see more canners, of different styles, makes and prices, click here!
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This page was updated on 10-May-2008

Remember to ALWAYS call the farm or orchard BEFORE you go - weather, heavy picking and business conditions can always affect their hours and crops!

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