Colorado Harvest Calendar - PickYourOwn.org

What's in season in December 2023, and other timely information:

Colorado Ripening Dates for Fruits and Vegetables

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

Crop	Early	Most Active	Late
VEGETABLES
Asparagus	April	late April - early June	June
Beets	July	August	October
Broccoli	early June	late June - July	August
Cabbage	June	July - August	October
Carrots	August	September, October	November
Cauliflower	early June	late June - July	August
Cucumbers	May	June - September	October
Eggplant	Early July	mid July - September	October
Garlic	July	August	September
Green beans	July	August	September
Kale	July	September and October	November
Lettuce, greens	March	April - July	September
Melons	mid-August	September	October
Okra	July	late July - early September	late September
Onions	April	May - October	November
Peas	late April	May - early July	late July
Peppers	early July	late July - September	October
Potatoes	April	May - October	November
Pumpkins	September	October	October
Rhubarb	late June	July	late July
Snap Beans	May	June - September	October
Squash (summer)	June	July to September	October
Squash (winter)	August	September	October
Spinach	April	May - June	late June
Sweet Corn	late June	July - September	October
Tomatoes	May	June - September	October
Watermelons	August	September	October
FRUITS
Apples	July	September - October	November
Apricots	late July	August	mid-September
Blackberries	early July	mid-July to mid August	August
Blueberries	June	July	Aug
Cherries	early June	mid-June to mid July	late July
Grapes	Aug	September	October
Peaches, Nectarines	June	July - August	late August
Pears	August	September	October
Plums and pluots	July	August	late August
Raspberries	July	July - September	October
Strawberries	May 20	June 10 to June 30	early July - everbearing varieties may continue until frost, usually at a lower rate of production
OTHER
Flowers, Herbs	April	May through August	September

Common Colorado Peach and Nectarine Varieties - Typical order of Ripening and Harvest Schedule
Variety	Stone	Typical harvest start date	Typical harvest end date
PF # 1	Semi-clingstone	June 28	July 6
PF 5D Big	Semi-clingstone	June 25	July 5
Early Red Haven	Semi-clingstone	July 15	July 25
Redgold (Nectarine)	July 15 to 30.	July 15	July 30
Rising Star	Semi-clingstone	July 20	Aug 5
Red Haven	Semi-clingstone	July 20	Aug 5
Blazing Star	Freestone	July 25	Aug
PF 15A	Freestone	Aug 1	August 10
Red Globe	Freestone	Aug 10	August 20
Angelus	Freestone	Aug 10	August 20
PF 11 (Nectarine)	Freestone	Aug 10	August 20
PF 25	Freestone	Aug 15	August 25
Contender	Freestone	Aug 20	August 30
PF 19-007	Freestone	Aug 25	September 5
PF 28-007	Freestone	Aug 25	September 5
O'Henry	Freestone	September 5	Sepetmber 15

Common Colorado Cherry Varieties Harvest Schedule
Benton	early June. Mid-season,	Large sweet cherry with excellent firmness and flavor.
Black Pearl	early June.	Large, firm, with excellent flavor./ Stores very well.
Rainier	mid June.	Golden sweet cherry with red streaks.

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.