This page has a table below that tells when each fruit or vegetable is normally ready to be harvested in Minnesota! 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 .
Fruit/ vegetable | Normal picking dates |
Apples | Mid-August through November - see specific varieties, further down this page |
Asparagus | May and June |
Beans | July through September |
Blueberries | July through mid August |
Carrots | August through mid November |
Cucumbers | Mid July through September |
Garlic | August through November |
Grapes | Mid August through September |
Greens | May through October |
Melons | August and September |
Onions | Mid September through mid November |
Peppers | Mid July to mid September |
Potatoes | August through mid November |
Raspberries | Mid June through October |
Rhubarb | May through September |
Strawberries | June and July |
Squash | July through mid November |
Sweet Corn | Mid July through September |
Tomatoes | Mid July through September |
Apple Variety | Average Harvest Dates |
---|---|
Mantet | early to mid-August |
Oriole | early to mid-August |
Beacon | mid-August |
State Fair | mid-August |
Zestar! TM | late August to early September |
Paulared | late August to early September |
Wealthy | early September |
Chestnut Crab | early to mid-September |
Red Baron | mid-September |
McIntosh | mid-September |
Sweet Sixteen | mid- to late September |
Honeycrisp | late September |
Cortland | late September to early October |
Northwestern (also called Greening) | late September to early October |
Haralson/ Haralred | late September to early October |
Prairie Spy | early October |
Honeygold | early October |
Regent | early to mid-October |
Golden Delicious | mid-October |
Fireside/ Connell Red | mid-October |
Keepsake | mid-October |
Red Delicious | mid-October |
Water bath canner with a jar rack
Pressure canners for gas, electric and induction stoves: Presto 23Qt or T-fal 22Qt
Canning scoop (this one is PERFECT)
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