Southern England crop harvest calendar - When fruit and vegetables are normally available and ready to pick in Southern England - PickYourOwn.org

What's in season in December 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 Southern England and Central England!  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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• To find choose and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms, click here.

Typical Crop Availability - to Pick in the Southern England, Central England and Wales, UK

Click here for northern England and Scotland

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

X

X

Apricots

X

X

X

X

Asian pears

X

X

X

X

X

X

asparagus

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

aubergines

X

X

X

X

X

X

broad beans, green beans

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

beetroot

X

X

X

X

X

X

blackberries, brambles

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

blueberries

X

X

X

X

X

boysenberries

X

X

X

X

X

Bramble berries

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

broccoli / calabrese

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

carrots

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

celery

X

X

X

X

cherries

X

X

X

X

Christmas trees

X

X

courgettes

X

X

X

X

X

X

cucumbers

X

X

X

X

X

X

currants (red and black)

X

X

X

X

X

damsons

X

X

eggplant

X

X

X

X

X

X

gooseberries

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

December

herbs

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

nectarines

X

X

X

X

X

X

peaches

X

X

X

X

X

X

pears

X

X

X

X

X

peas / mangetout

X

X

X

X

X

X

peppers

X

X

X

X

X

X

plums

X

X

X

potatoes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

raspberries (Spring)

X

X

X

X

raspberries (Fall)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

rhubarb

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

runner beans

X

X

X

X

pumpkins

X

X

X

X

spinach

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

squash (yellow summer)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

squash (winter)

X

X

X

X

X

X

strawberries

X

X

X

X

X

strawberries, day neutral,EB

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

sweet corn

X

X

X

X

X

X

sweet potatoes

X

X

Tayberries

X

X

X

tomatoes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

watermelons

X

X

X

X

Fruit/Veg

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept

Oct

Nov

December