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Apple, Flower & Blueberry Picking in Connecticut

19 farms in Connecticut have U-pick confirmed by a quote from their own website.

By crop: apples at 9 farms, flowers at 6, blueberries at 5, peaches at 4 and pumpkins at 3.

Of the 5 farms that publish an apple window, most say September–October.

3 farms list a farm store, 4 cider donuts, 1 hayrides and 3 a corn maze.

Ashford1 farm

Bethel1 farm

  • Pumpkin patchU-pick confirmed

    Blue Jay Orchards

    125 Plum Trees Rd

    U-pick crops
    Pumpkins Sep–OctApples Sep–Oct
    Season
    Usually Sep–Oct
    Price
    Free parking is available on-site at 125 Plumtrees Road, simply follow the signs into the lot when you arrive

    (203) 748-0119

Bethlehem1 farm

East Windsor/South Windsor line1 farm

Gales Ferry1 farm

Goshen1 farm

Granby1 farm

Guilford1 farm

Heritage Village1 farm

  • OrchardU-pick confirmed

    Hidden Gem Orchard

    2024 Purchase Brook Rd

    U-pick crops
    Apples Sep–Nov
    Season
    Usually Sep–Nov

Middlebury1 farm

Moosup1 farm

Preston1 farm

Quinebaug1 farm

  • Flower farmU-pick confirmed

    Westview Farm

    209 Prospect St

    U-pick crops
    Sunflowers Aug–Sep
    Season
    Usually Aug–Sep

Rocky Hill1 farm

Shelton2 farms

Southington1 farm

Wallingford1 farm

Warren1 farm

When Connecticut farms say apples are ready

Most of the 5 farms that publish their own months name September–October. Each farm's own window is on its page.

Farms naming each month on their own website (n = 5).

Typical Connecticut picking seasons

A separate layer from the farms' own dates: published harvest calendars, with their source.

Typical Connecticut seasons from published harvest calendars (not farm dates)
CropMonthsTypical seasonSource
StrawberriesJune–JulyThe Connecticut Department of Agriculture’s crop calendar shows the strawberry harvest in June and July.Connecticut Department of Agriculture: Connecticut Grown Crop Availability Calendar (2022)portal.ct.gov · read October 6, 2026
BlueberriesJune–JulyThe crop calendar shows the Connecticut blueberry harvest in June and July.Connecticut Department of Agriculture: Connecticut Grown Crop Availability Calendar (2022)portal.ct.gov · read October 6, 2026
RaspberriesJuly–SeptemberThe crop calendar shows the Connecticut raspberry harvest from July through September.Connecticut Department of Agriculture: Connecticut Grown Crop Availability Calendar (2022)portal.ct.gov · read October 6, 2026
BlackberriesJune–JulyThe crop calendar shows the Connecticut blackberry harvest in June and July.Connecticut Department of Agriculture: Connecticut Grown Crop Availability Calendar (2022)portal.ct.gov · read October 6, 2026
CherriesJune–JulyThe crop calendar shows the harvest of tart and sweet cherries in June and July.Connecticut Department of Agriculture: Connecticut Grown Crop Availability Calendar (2022)portal.ct.gov · read October 6, 2026
PeachesJuly–SeptemberThe crop calendar shows the Connecticut peach harvest from July through September.Connecticut Department of Agriculture: Connecticut Grown Crop Availability Calendar (2022)portal.ct.gov · read October 6, 2026
ApplesJuly–OctoberThe crop calendar shows the Connecticut apple harvest from July through October, with stored apples from November to April.Connecticut Department of Agriculture: Connecticut Grown Crop Availability Calendar (2022)portal.ct.gov · read October 6, 2026
PumpkinsAugust–OctoberThe crop calendar shows sugar pumpkins harvested from August through October, then sold from storage.Connecticut Department of Agriculture: Connecticut Grown Crop Availability Calendar (2022)portal.ct.gov · read October 6, 2026

More farms with U-pick, fewer details

These farms confirm U-pick on their own websites, but publish too few details (picking months, hours, prices or policies) for a full listing. Call before you go.

U-pick in Connecticut: questions

Which farms in Connecticut have U-pick?

Angevine Farm (Warren), Beardsley Cider Mill & Orchard (Shelton), Bishop's Orchards Farm Market (Guilford), Blue Hills Orchard (Wallingford), Blue Jay Orchards (Bethel), Bushy Hill Orchard (Granby), Busy Acres Tree Farm (Middlebury) and Dzen Blueberry Hill and Strawberry Hill (East Windsor/South Windsor line) and 11 more have U-pick confirmed on their own websites. Each listing links the farm's own page, with what its website says and the date we read it.

When is apple picking season in Connecticut?

Of 5 farms here that publish their own apple months, most name September–October. Connecticut Department of Agriculture: Connecticut Grown Crop Availability Calendar (2022) gives July–October as the typical Connecticut apple season. Dates move with the weather: check the farm's own page before you go.

Which farms in Connecticut have a corn maze?

Bishop's Orchards Farm Market (Guilford), Fair Weather Acres (Rocky Hill) and March Farms (Bethlehem), according to their own websites.

Which farms in Connecticut have hayrides?

March Farms (Bethlehem), according to its own website.

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