Quiet Acres Crop Maturity Timetable

We sell only what we grow. All of the fruits and vegetables listed below are grown by us on our own farms.

Due to weather and temperature fluctuations, all dates and durations are approximate. Please contact us yearly for more precise estimates.

Superscript entries are footnoted below the table.

CROP MATURITY DATES

FRUIT (PERENNIALS) AND FRUIT PRODUCTS

CROP OR PRODUCT {VARIETY} FIRST PICK DURATION
Strawberries View Image June 15 3-4 weeks
Rhubarb {strawberry} View Image June 15 3-4 weeks
Sweet Cherries {white-ox heart, Queen Anne, etc.} View Image July 1 3-4 weeks
Sweet Cherries {early black} View Image July 1 2 weeks
Raspberries View Image July 1 3-4 weeks
Currants {black, red, white} July 1 2-3 weeks2
Sweet Cherries {late black- hedelfingen} View Image July 15 2-4 weeks
Apricots July 20 4-5 weeks
Yellow Plums {early golden} July 23 2-3 weeks
Tart Cherries {montmorency} July 23 2 weeks
Freestone Peaches {harrow diamond, HW275} View Image July 26 2 weeks2
Summer Apples {vista bella, jersey mac, paula red, pristine, gingergold, pink princess} August 1 4-5 weeks2
Yellow Plums {shiro} August 3 3-4 weeks
Semi-Freestone Peaches {early redhaven, garnet beauty, harrow dawn} View Image August 5 2 weeks
Blackberries {boysenberries} August 5 5-6 weeks1
Clingstone Canning Peaches {vulcan, vinegold, veecling, virgil, baby gold} View Image August 10 4-5 weeks1,2
Freestone Peaches {V88272, HW271, redhaven, vivid, harbrite, blazingstar, white lady, bellaire, allstar, coralstar, PF-24, loring, harrow beauty, autumn star, etc.} View Image August 15 4-5 weeks2
Nectarines {harblaze} August 16 2-3 weeks
Grapes {sweet seedless sovereign coronation, vanessa, festivee} August 21 4-6 weeks2
Apples {gala, macs, prima, honeycrisp, spartan, cortland, empire, cox orange, liberty, golden delicious, red delicious chelan, red delicious imperial, dolgo crabapples, freedom, mutsu (crispin), ida red, jonagold, spy, greening, baldwin, russet} September 5 6-8 weeks2
Grapes {sweet seeded concord, niagara} September 20 3-4 weeks2

VEGETABLES (ANNUALS) AND OTHERS

CROP OR PRODUCT {VARIETY} FIRST PICK3 DURATION3
Eggs {range hens} View Image May 1 all winter most years
Radishes View Image June 25 2-3 weeks
Peas {snow, pod} View Image June 25 2-3 weeks2
Beets View Image July 1 7-10 weeks
Beans {fava, yellow, green, purple} View Image July 1 6-8 weeks2
Garlic July 10 5-6 weeks
Pickling Cucumbers July 15 2-3 weeks
Dill July 15 2-3 weeks
Onions {spanish, red} View Image July 15 4-5 weeks
Tomatoes {round field- red and yellow} July 26 6-8 weeks
Tomatoes {various types of currant, cherry and small pear} July 26 6-8 weeks
Zucchini {yellow, green} August 1 6-8 weeks
Sweet Corn {white, yellow and bi-coloured} August 1 3-4 weeks
Potatoes {yukon gold, chieftan, all blue} View Image August 1 4-5 weeks2
Cantaloupe August 1 2-3 weeks
Peppers (various types of sweet and hot) August 1 6-8 weeks
Tomatoes {roma, square paste} August 8 3-4 weeks
Watermellon {sugarbaby} August 15 2-3 weeks
Okra August 20 2-3 weeks
Straw {in bales} any time any time

1supply is somewhat sporadic over the length of the season
2all varieties are not available on date of first pick
3the first pick of vegetables may vary considerably, as spring field conditions often affect target planting dates. The supply of vegetables may be sporadic throughout the season, also due to varying field conditions during the planting period.


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