What's in season in September 2023, and other timely information:
This page has a table below that tells when each fruit or vegetable is normally ready to be harvested in STATEXYZ! 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 STATEXYZ 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.
Harvest Calendar / Ripening Dates
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| Crops | Early | Most Active | Late |
| VEGETABLES | |||
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| Asparagus | April 23 | May 1 - May 30 | June 25 |
| Beans (green, yellow, bush, pole, lima) | July 1 | July 5 - September 30 | October 20 |
| Beets | May 15 | June 1 - September 30 | Oct 30 |
| 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 | Dec. 5 |
| Collards | May 15 | August 20 - October 31 | November 20 |
| Cucumbers | June 25 | July 5 - August 15 | September 15 |
| Eggplant | July 1 | July 10 - September 15 | 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 5 - September 30 | Oct 15 |
| 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 - see below for details by variety | July 15 | September 1 - October 25 | October 31 |
| Blackberries | July 10 | July 15 - July 30 | August 10 |
| Blueberries | July 5 | July 15 - 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 | August 1 - September 10 | September 30 |
| Pears | August 1 | August 10 - August 31 | September 10 |
| Raspberries | July 1 | July 5 - September 30 | October 20 |
| Raspberries (Fall and everbearing) | July 1 | August 1 - September 30 | October 15 |
| Strawberries | May 20 | June 5 - June 20 | July 10 |
| OTHER | |||
| Flowers, Herbs | July 1 | July 15 - September 15 | October 1 |
Typical Crop Availability - to Pick in Massachusetts
dark green = available; light green = sometimes / some farms;
White or gray = not usually available
| Fruit/Veg | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov | December | ||||||||
| apples | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
| Apricots | 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 | ||||||||||||
| beets | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| blackberries | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| blueberries | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| boysenberries | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| broccoli | 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 | X | ||||||||||
| cantaloupes | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| cauliflower | ||||||||||||||||||||
| celery | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| carrots | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| cherries | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Christmas trees | X | |||||||||||||||||||
| cucumbers | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| eggplant | X | 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 | ||||||||||
| kale | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| nectarines | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| peaches | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| pears | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| peas | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| peppers | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
| potatoes | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
| raspberries | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| rhubarb | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
| pumpkins | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| summer squash | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| winter squash | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| saskatoons /serviceberries | ||||||||||||||||||||
| strawberries | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| sweet corn | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| sweet potatoes | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| Swiss chard | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| tomatoes | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
| watermelons | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fruit/Veg | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov | December | ||||||||
Apples
| Variety | Typical harvest dates | Notes |
| McIntosh | Beginning of September to late October |
Tart early, then as the season progresses, sweet |
| Honeycrisp | Beginning of September to mid-September |
Sweet, tart |
| Royal Gala |
Beginning of September |
Sweet, soft flesh, does not store well |
| Golden Supreme |
Beginning of September to mid-September |
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| Cortland | Middle of September to mid-October |
Mildly sweet |
| Jonagold | Middle of September to mid-October |
Medium firm, sweet flesh |
| Macouns | Mid-September to late October |
Tart early, then as the season progresses, sweet |
| Empire | Early October to late October |
Mildly sweet |
| Red Delicious | End of September to late October |
Sweet, soft flesh. Does not store well |
| Mutsu | Beginning of October to late October |
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| Fuji | Beginning of October to late October |
Mildly sweet, aromatic, firm flesh, stores very well |
| Suncrisp | Mid-October
to late October |
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| Breaburn | Mid-October | |
| Northern Spy | Mid-Late October | |
| Spencer | Mid-October | |
| Enterprise | Mid-October
to Mid-November |
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| Gold Rush | Mid-October
to Mid-November |
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| Yellow Delicious | Mid-October | Soft, sweet flesh, does not store well |
| Russet | Mid-Late October | |
| Granny Smith | Mid-October | Tart |
| Baldwin | Mid-Late October | |
| Rome | Mid-October | Tart, hard flesh, stores well |
| Winesap | Mid-October | Tart, aromatic, stores well |
*As always, harvest Dates are approximations. Weather and local conditions have an extreme effect and harvest dates can vary by as much as two weeks and variety availability.
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