South Carolina crop harvest calendar - When fruit and vegetables are normally ready to pick in SC

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Typical Crop and Harvest Dates in South Carolina

These are the typical, historical dates that crops are ready to be picked or harvested in South Carolina. Of course, it varies a little bit every year, depending upon the weather and other conditions.

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CROP	DATES	CROP	DATES
Apples	July 25-November 21	Onions - Dry	May 1-June 25
Asparagus	March 15-June 20	Onions - Green	Jan. 1-June 1
Beans - Lima	May 15-October 20
Beans: Pole & Snap	May 10-Nov. 5	Peaches	May 8-August 25
Blackberries	June 1-July 30	Peanuts	August 15-November 1
Blueberries	June 1-August 15	Pears	August 1-November 1
Cabbage	May 15-September 25	Peas - English	Jan. 15-April 1
Cantaloupes	June 1-August 20	Peas - Field	May 15-October 1
Christmas Trees	November- December	Pecans	September 1- December . 15
Collards	October 1-June 20	Pepper - Sweet	June 1-September 1
Corn - Green	May 25-October 10	Plums	Late June-August 25
Corn - Sweet	May 15-July 1	Potatoes - Irish	May 15-September 15
Cucumbers	May 1-July 20	Potatoes - Sweet	July 15-November 20
Eggplant	June 15-October 20	Pumpkins	September 15-November 15
Grapes - Bunch	June 20-October 1	Squash	May 20-October 1
Lettuce	March 15-May 20	Strawberries	March 15-June 15
Muscadines	July 1-November 1	Tomatoes	May 25-October 15
Nectarines	May 8-August 25	Turnips - Bunched	Jan. 1-April 15
Okra	May 20-October 1	Turnips - Greens	October 1-March 15
(DATES MAY VARY DUE TO WEATHER AND/OR LOCATION)		Watermelons	June 25-September 1

Typical South Carolina Peach Harvest Dates

Peach Variety	Typical SC Harvest Start Date	Freestone or Cling type
Spring Prince	June 11	Cling Stone
June Gold	June 18	Cling Stone
Ruby Prince	June 19	Cling Stone
Garnet Beauty	June 23	Cling Stone
Dixie Red	June 24	Cling Stone
Gala	June 25	Semi Cling
Coronet	June 25	Semi Cling
Late Sun Haven	June 25	Freestone
Red Haven	June 25	Semi Cling
New Haven	June 25	Semi Cling
Flavor Crest	June 25	Freestone
Cary Mac	June 26	Freestone
Topaz	June 26	Freestone
Harvestor	June 30	Freestone
Fire Prince	June 30	Freestone
June Prince	June 30	Freestone
Carogem	July 3	Freestone
Redglobe	July 10	Freestone
Blaze Prince	July 10	Freestone
Sweet Nectar (white flesh)	July 10	Freestone
Contender	July 15	Freestone
Flaming Fury	July 15	Freestone
Sunprince	July 20	Freestone
Cresthaven	July 25	Freestone
Blake	July 30	Freestone
Jefferson	July 30	Freestone
O'Henry	August 10	Freestone