What's in season in May 2024, and other timely information:
This page has a table below that tells when each fruit or vegetable is normally ready to be harvested Kansas! 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.
What's in Season - Typical Crop Availability in Kansas-
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 Kansas PYO farm page
- To find Kansas pumpkin patches, corn mazes and other Halloween activities, click here.
- To find choose and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms in Kansas, click here.
Ripening Dates for Fruits and Vegetables
Please note that actual dates may vary by as much as two weeks due to weather conditions, geographical location of the farm, and other factors. It is always advisable to call a farm earlier than the expected beginning of a season to verify on the status of the product you are interested in.
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| head lettuce |
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| pumpkins |
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| snow peas |
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| spinach | X | X | X |
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| summer squash |
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| turnips |
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Most Popular Crops(in chronological order of ripening) |
| Strawberries | mid May to Mid-June |
| early Raspberries | late June through mid July |
| Cherries | early July |
| Tomatoes | July to Frost |
| Corn, Green beans | July and Aug |
| Gooseberries | July |
| Raspberries | July |
| Blueberries | July |
| Cantaloupe | July, August |
| Apples | July to Oct |
| Watermelon | Mid July to mid Sept |
| Peaches | July and August |
| Blackberries, Grapes | mid August to mid Sept |
| Red Raspberries (fall) | mid-August to Frost |
| Squash | Late August to Nov |
| Red Bartlett Pears | September |
| Pumpkins | mid September through October |
Detailed Season for Popular Crops by Start Date
| CROP | HARVEST USUALLY BEGINS: | AND TYPICALLY AVAILABLE UNTIL: |
| ASPARAGUS | MID APRIL | EARLY JUNE |
| RHUBARB | MID APRIL | MID JUNE |
| STRAWBERRIES | MID MAY | MID JUNE |
| GOOSEBERRIES | MID MAY | MID JUNE |
| TOMATOES | MID JUNE | AUGUST |
| RASPBERRIES | MID JUNE | MID SEPTEMBER |
| TART CHERRIES | MID JUNE | LATE JULY |
| BLACKBERRIES | MID JUNE | EARLY AUGUST |
| SQUASH | MID JUNE | MID NOVEMBER |
| BLUEBERRIES | LATE JUNE | LATE JULY |
| PEACHES | MID JULY | MID SEPTEMBER |
| NECTARINES | MID JULY | MID SEPTEMBER |
| APPLES | MID JULY | EARLY NOVEMBER |
| GRAPES | EARLY AUGUST | LATE AUGUST |
| PUMPKINS | MID SEPTEMBER | EARLY NOVEMBER |
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