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Fruit / veg guides and picking tips How do I need to pick?? Apples Blackberries Blueberries Cherries Figs Green Beans Peaches, Plums and Apricots Pears Raspberries Strawberries Vegetables

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

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What's in Season - Typical Crop Availability in Louisiana

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WARM CLIMATE What's in Season - Typical Crop Availability - When to Pick Louisiana

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

Dec

apples

X

X

X

X

X

X

Asian pears

X

X

X

X

X

X

asparagus

X

X

X

X

beans

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

blackberries

X

X

X

X

blueberries

X

X

X

X

broccoli

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

cabbage

X

X

X

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

eggplant

X

X

X

X

X

X

gooseberries

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

Dec

kale

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

nectarines

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

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

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

Dec

The light green indicates light crops at the beginning or end of a season - dark green is when the bulk of the crop ripens and picking is best.

COOL CLIMATE

 

Fruit/Veg

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

apples

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Apricots

X

X

X

X

Asian pears

X

X

X

X

X

X

asparagus

X

X

X

X

beans

X

X

X

X

X

X

blackberries

X

X

X

beets

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

blueberries

X

X

X

boysenberries

X

X

X

X

broccoli

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Brussels sprouts

X

X

X

X

X

cabbage

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

cantaloupes

X

X

X

X

X

X

celery

X

X

X

X

carrots

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

cherries

X

X

X

X

Christmas trees

X

cucumbers

X

X

X

X

X

X

eggplant

X

X

X

X

X

X

gooseberries

X

X

X

X

grapes

X

X

X

X

greens

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

herbs

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

kale

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

nectarines

X

X

X

X

peaches

pears

X

X

X

X

X

peas

X

X

X

X

peppers

X

X

X

X

X

X

plums

X

potatoes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

raspberries

X

X

X

X

X

X

rhubarb

X

X

X

X

X

X

pumpkins

X

X

X

X

summer squash

X

X

X

X

X

X

winter squash

X

X

X

X

X

X

saskatoons

X

X

X

strawberries

X

X

X

X

sweet corn

X

X

X

sweet potatoes

tomatoes

X

X

X

X

X

X

watermelons

Fruit/Veg

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec