What's in season in November 2022, and other timely information:
This page has a table below that tells when each fruit or vegetable is normally ready to be harvested in Illinois! 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.
- Back to the Illinois pick your own farm listing to find a U-Pick farm
- To find pumpkin patches, corn mazes and other Halloween activities, click here.
- To find choose and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms, click here.
Typical Crop Availability - When to Pick in Illinois
| Fruit/Veg | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||||||||
| apples | 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 | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| blackberries | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| blueberries | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| broccoli | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| cabbage | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| cantaloupes | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| cherries | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Christmas trees | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| cucumbers | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
| eggplant | X | X | 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 | ||||||
| nectarines | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| peaches | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
| peas | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| peppers | X | X | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| sweet potatoes | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| tomatoes | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
| watermelons | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
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