This page has a table below that tells when each fruit or vegetable is normally ready to be harvested in Manitoba, Canada! 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.
dark green = available; light green = sometimes / some farms; White or gray = not usually available
Scroll down the page to see the table!
Fruit/Veg | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov | December | ||||||||
apples | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Asian pears | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
asparagus | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
beans | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
blackberries | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
beets | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
blueberries | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
broccoli | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
Brussels sprouts | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
cabbage | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
cantaloupes | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
celery | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
carrots | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
cherries | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
choke cherries | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Christmas trees | X | |||||||||||||||||||
cucumbers | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
eggplant | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
gooseberries | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
greens | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov | December | |||||||||
herbs | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
nectarines | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
peaches | ||||||||||||||||||||
pears | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
peas | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
peppers | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
potatoes | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
pumpkins | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
raspberries | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
rhubarb | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
summer squash | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
winter squash | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
saskatoons | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
strawberries | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
sweet corn | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
sweet potatoes | ||||||||||||||||||||
tomatoes | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
watermelons | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fruit/Veg | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov | December |
The light green indicates light crops at the beginning or end of a season - dark green is when the bulk of the crop ripens and picking is best.
Above is the
2020 version of
the Ball Blue Book