Skip to content
UPickFarms
Near me
Menu

What's in season in Connecticut

Typical Connecticut picking seasons for 8 crops, from published harvest calendars. These are typical seasons, not any farm's dates: each farm's own picking months are listed below and on its page.

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

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).

Farms' own picking months

From each verified farm's website, checked on the date shown on its page.

CropFarmMonthsIn the farm's words
ApplesBeardsley Cider Mill & OrchardShelton“September and October”
ApplesBishop's Orchards Farm MarketGuilford“Late August - Late October”
ApplesBlue Jay OrchardsBethel“Labor Day weekend and runs every weekend through the end of October”
ApplesHidden Gem OrchardHeritage Village“September through November”
ApplesRogers Orchards - SunnymountSouthington“Labor Day Weekend and will run until the end of October”
BlueberriesBishop's Orchards Farm MarketGuilford“Mid July - Mid August”
BlueberriesMarch FarmsBethlehem“mid July and continues through August”
FlowersNorthern Farm & FlowersGoshen“mid-July through October”
PeachesBishop's Orchards Farm MarketGuilford“Mid July - Mid September”
PeachesHolmberg OrchardsGales Ferry“late July through early September”
PeachesHorse Listeners OrchardAshford“August”
PeachesMarch FarmsBethlehem“early-August and continues through mid-September”
PearsBishop's Orchards Farm MarketGuilford“Late August - Mid September”
PumpkinsBishop's Orchards Farm MarketGuilford“Mid September - Halloween”
PumpkinsBlue Jay OrchardsBethel“September until the end of October”
RaspberriesBishop's Orchards Farm MarketGuilford“Late August - Mid October”
StrawberriesBishop's Orchards Farm MarketGuilford“Mid June - Early July”
StrawberriesFair Weather AcresRocky Hill“June 9th - late June”
SunflowersWestview FarmQuinebaug“August - September”