Michigan Harvest Calendar (Fruit and Vegetable Availability Guide)

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Our Michigan Harvest Calendar is a great fruit and vegetable availability guide with predicted peak fresh market harvest dates for Michigan. Includes strawberries, peaches, cherries, blueberries, pumpkins and more!

Discover Michigan's crop harvest dates so you don't miss the prime time for U Pick fruits and vegetables! 

Of course, the weather can greatly influence the seasons.  So, the dates below are not exact. They are the average time the item is available on a normal year. Dates also vary depending on the growing location. 

So as a tip, check your intended U Pick location's Facebook page to make sure your desired fruit or vegetable is ready! 


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Michigan Harvest Calendar

We hope you find this Michigan Harvest Calendar helpful! I'm always checking this list of predicted peak fresh market harvest dates for Michigan because I can never remember when to pick my favorites!

apples - August - October

Asian pears - August - October

asparagus - April - Mid June                        

beans - June - October  

beets - Mid July - September 

blackberries - June - July

blueberries - Mid July - August 

broccoli - Mid March- April, September - October

cabbage - August - October

cantaloupes - July - September

cherries - Mid June - July 

chestnuts - Mid September - October

cucumbers - July - Mid August

eggplant - July - September        

greens -  April - October 

herbs - April - October 

nectarines - July - August

peaches - June - September        

peas - Mid May - Mid June

peppers  - July - September

plums - September - October

potatoes - May - July

pumpkins - September- October

raspberries - July - September        

rhubarb - May - June

squash - June - October     

strawberries - End of May - First of July

sweet corn - August - September

sweet potatoes - September - October

tomatoes - August - September

watermelons - August - October

Use this Michigan Harvest Calendar often to help predict the availability of your favorite summer bounty!

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Looking for awesome farms for Michigan U pick fruits and vegetables? We have an interactive map for all of Michigan divided by Upper Michigan and Lower Michigan.  


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