Ontario / seasonal almanac

What's typically in season in Ontario?

Plan a pick-your-own day around typical Ontario crop windows. Timing varies by region, weather and farm; these notes do not guarantee that a crop is available today.

September

Typically in season around now.

These crops have an approved typical-season window covering this month. They are planning references, not live harvest statuses.

The year at a glance

Ontario season calendar.

Bars show broad approved Ontario planning windows. They do not indicate that a particular farm is open or that a crop is ready today.

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Cherries
Pears
Peaches

Crop by crop

Use the calendar as a starting point.

Each crop page keeps its published farm directory at the centre, with the source-backed typical window shown separately from live availability.

Strawberries

Strawberry picking

June–July

June-bearing fields commonly centre on June and July; day-neutral varieties can extend beyond this broad planning window.

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Raspberries

Raspberry picking

July–October

Summer-bearing and fall-bearing varieties create a wide Ontario planning window; individual farms and cultivars are narrower.

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Blueberries

Blueberry picking

July–September

The reference follows the provincial July–September produce window; weather, cultivar and region can shorten it.

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Cherries

Cherries season

July–August

Cultivar harvest dates in Ontario are concentrated in July and can run into early August; locations vary.

Ontario reference

Apples

Apple picking

August–November

Ontario apple harvest is described as starting in August and extending into November; a farm may open only for selected varieties or dates.

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Pears

Pears season

late August–early October

The provincial harvest reference is late August to early October; cultivar and orchard location change the actual picking date.

Ontario reference

Peaches

Peaches season

July–September

Ontario peach cultivars begin in late July and continue through September; first harvest dates vary by cultivar and region.

Ontario reference

Pumpkins

Pumpkin picking

September–October

This is the typical pumpkin harvest and farm-picking window, not the growing period or a claim that a patch is open.

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Flowers

Flower picking

June–September

A deliberately broad field-grown cut-flower and flower-field planning range; bloom timing is especially crop-, farm- and weather-dependent.

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Plan the day

Check directly with the farm before travelling.

Crop timing changes with weather and location. PickPatch keeps typical seasons separate from current availability so a seasonal calendar can stay useful even when no fresh status is available.

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