New York Crop Harvest Calendar - typical Harvest Dates for Fruits and Vegetables in !

This month's notes: May 2013: The cool weather has delayed blooms and slowed growth by a couple of weeks, but don't miss strawberries: they started in most Southern areas in late April, and in late May up north. Click here for strawberry facts and picking tips, and this page for easy strawberry jam making directions. Blueberries will come in June in most areas. Of course, Florida, southern Texas, and other very warm areas are already picking both crops! See this page for hundreds of easy canning and freezing instructions/recipes, canning equipment guide! Also make your own ice cream - see How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals. Then see each state's crop availability calendar for more specific dates of upcoming crops. Organic farms are identified in green!  See our guide to local fruit and vegetable festivals!. Please tell the farms you found them here - and ask them to update their information!!

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New York Crop Harvest Calendar - typical Harvest Dates for Fruits and Vegetables in !

This page has a table below that tells when each fruit or vegetable is normally ready to be harvested New York!  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.

What's in Season - Typical Crop Availability in New York

Ripening Dates for Fruits and Vegetables in New York State

Please note that actual dates may vary by as much as two weeks due to weather conditions, geographical location of the farm, and other factors. It is always advisable to call a farm earlier than the expected beginning of a season to check on the status of the product you are interested in.

Harvest Calendar / Ripening Dates
(Approximate - Check with each farm!)
Crops Early
(warmer and coastal areas)		 Most Active Late
(upstate, mountainous and colder areas)
VEGETABLES      
Asparagus April 23 May 1 - May 30 June 25
Broccoli June 20 July 1 - October 31 November 30
Cabbage June 1 June 10 - October 31 November 15
Cauliflower September 1 Oct. 5 - November 20 December . 5
Collards May 15 August 20 - October 31 November 20
Cucumbers June 25 July 5 - August 15 September 15
Eggplant July 10 July 20 - September 30 October 15
Lima Beans July 10 July 15 - August 31 October 31
Okra July 15 August 15 - September 15 October 15
Onions June 25 June 25 - July 31 September 30
Peas May 20 June 15 - June 25 July 5
Peppers July 5 July 15 - October 31 Nov. 5
Potatoes July 10 July 20 - September 30 October 15
Pumpkins September 15 October 1 - October 15 October 31
Rhubarb May 15 June 5 - July 31 August 31
Snap Beans June 10 June 20 - July 20 August 31
Squash June 15 June 25 - September 1 September 30
Spinach April 15 May 5 - June 25 June 30
Sweet Corn July 15 August 1 - September 20 October 15
Tomatoes July 5 July 10 - September 15 October 15
FRUITS       
Apples July 15 September 1 - October 25 October 31
Blackberries July 10 July 15 - July 30 August 10
Blueberries July 15 August 1 - September 10 October 15
Cherries June 10 June 10 - June 25 June 25
Grapes August 25 September 10 - September 20 September 30
Peaches, Nectarines July 15 July 20 - September 1 September 15
Pears August 1 August 10 - August 31 September 10
Raspberries July 1 July 5 - July 21 August 1
Raspberries (Fall and everbearing) August 1 August 15 - September 30 October 15
Strawberries May 20 June 5 - June 20 July 10
OTHER      
Flowers, Herbs July 1 July 15 - September 15 October 1

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