What's in season in May 2025, and other timely information:
The dates are approximate; as many factors affect when the harvest is ready for picking: weather, variety, and area of the state, including altitude! Always call the farm a few weeks in advance to verify when they crops will be ready to pick, and then again on the day you want to go.
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| Crop /Available | Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov | December | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | X | X | ||||||||||||
| Asparagus | X | X | ||||||||||||
| Beets | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Blackberries | X | X | ||||||||||||
| Blueberries | X | X | ||||||||||||
| Broccoli | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Cabbage | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Carrots | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Celery | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Cucumbers | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Figs | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| Grapes | X | X | ||||||||||||
| Melons | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| Nectarines | X | X | ||||||||||||
| Peaches (see below for dates for specific varieties) | X | X | some in Sept, not many! | |||||||||||
| Pears | X | |||||||||||||
| Plums | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| Pumpkins | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Raspberries | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Spinach | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Squash (summer) | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Squash (winter) | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| Strawberries | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| Sweet corn | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Tomatoes | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Vegetables (misc summer) | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Ripening dates for specific varieties of pears and apples
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Pears |
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| Type | Season | Best For | |
| Bartlett | Mid August | Eating | |
| Starking Delicious | Mid August | Eating/Canning | |
| D'Anjou | September | Eating | |
| Bosc | September | Eating/Canning | |
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Apples |
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| Type | Season | Best For | |
| Gala | Early August | Eating and applesauce | |
| Early Blaze | August | Cooking | |
| Yellow Transparent | August | Cooking | |
| Gravenstein | August | Cooking | |
| Red/Golden Delicious | September | Eating and applesauce | |
| Red Rome | September | Eating | |
| Top Red Delicious | Mid September | Eating | |
| Royal Red Delicious | Mid September | Eating | |
| Stayman Winesap | Late September | Cooking and applesauce | |
| Winesap Commercial | Late September | Cooking | |
| Old Fashion Winesap | Late September | Cooking and applesauce | |
| Rome Beauty | Late September | Cooking | |
| Jonathan | September | Eating/Cooking and applesauce | |
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