Plan a better farm trip
Short, practical guides for families, for every season: Christmas trees and winter citrus, spring strawberries and tulips, summer cherries, peaches and berries, fall apples and pumpkins, and how u-pick works.
🎄 Holiday
Choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm checklist: what to bring and how it works3 min read · Nov 2026How to keep a cut Christmas tree fresh (and safe)3 min read · Nov 2026When should you cut a Christmas tree? Timing for a tree that lasts3 min read · Nov 2026What to do at a farm on Thanksgiving weekend3 min read · Nov 2026
🍊 Winter
Where can you pick citrus in winter? U-pick oranges in CA, FL, TX and AZ3 min read · Nov 2026What can you pick in winter? Farm trips from December to February3 min read · Nov 2026When is maple sugaring season, and can you visit a sugarhouse?3 min read · Nov 2026
🍓 Spring
When is strawberry picking season? Dates by region3 min read · Nov 2026How to pick ripe strawberries (and keep them fresh)3 min read · Nov 2026When is flower picking season? Tulips, lavender and sunflowers3 min read · Nov 2026
🍑 Summer
When is cherry picking season? And how to pick cherries3 min read · Nov 2026When is blueberry picking season? Plus how to pick the sweetest berries3 min read · Nov 2026When are peaches in season, and how do you tell a ripe peach?3 min read · Nov 2026When can you pick blackberries and raspberries?3 min read · Nov 2026How to cut flowers at a pick-your-own farm so they last3 min read · Nov 2026
🍎 Fall
When is apple picking season? Varieties by month3 min read · Nov 2026How to pick apples and store them so they last3 min read · Nov 2026When is pumpkin patch season, and how do you choose a good pumpkin?3 min read · Nov 2026When is corn maze season? Tips for a family maze day3 min read · Nov 2026
🧺 Planning
What's in season when: a month-by-month picking calendar3 min read · Nov 2026Your first u-pick farm visit: what to bring, cash vs card and how pricing works3 min read · Nov 2026U-pick with kids and toddlers: tips for an easy farm day3 min read · Nov 2026U-pick etiquette and how pricing usually works3 min read · Nov 2026
What is in season when
Christmas trees Late Nov to Dec
Pumpkins Sep to Oct
Apples Aug to Oct
Berries May to Aug
U-pick May to Oct
Corn mazes Sep to Oct
Peaches and cherries Jun to Aug
Flowers Apr to Sep
Farm animals Year round
Maple syrup Feb to Mar
Honey Year round
Wineries and cideries Year round
Farm visits Most open spring to fall
In November: 🎄 Christmas trees, plus year-round farm stands, honey, wineries and animals.
Typical US ranges from extension service crop calendars. Seasons vary by region and weather, so check with the farm.