Arkansas Harvest Calendar

What's in season in April 2024, and other timely information:

This page has a table below that tells when each fruit or vegetable is normally ready to be harvested in Arkansas!  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 Arkansas 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.

Typical Crop Availability - When to Pick in Arkansas

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

Asian pears

X

X

X

X

X

X

asparagus

X

X

X

beans

X

X

X

X

blackberries

X

X

X

X

blueberries

X

X

X

X

X

broccoli

X

X

X

X

X

X

cabbage

X

X

X

X

X

X

cantaloupes

X

X

X

X

X

X

cherries

X

X

X

X

Christmas trees

X

X

X

X

X

X

cucumbers

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

eggplant

X

X

X

X

X

X

grapes

X

X

X

X

greens

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

herbs

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

December

muscadines

X

X

X

X

nectarines

X

X

X

X

X

peaches

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

peas

X

X

peppers

X

X

X

X

X

X

plums

X

X

X

X

potatoes

X

X

X

X

X

X

raspberries

X

X

X

X

X

X

rhubarb

X

X

X

X

pumpkins

X

X

X

X

squash

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

strawberries

X

X

X

sweet corn

X

X

X

X

X

sweet potatoes

X

X

X

X

tomatoes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

watermelons

X

X

X

X

X

X

Fruit/Veg

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

December