What is in season for picking in October
Farm seasons run on different calendars across the country. When the Northeast is picking apples, Florida is planting strawberries; in winter, Florida, Texas, Arizona and California are picking strawberries and citrus. Here is what is usually in season this month and next, by region. The FarmScout app shows what each farm actually has this week.
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Florida
- Pumpkin picking - day trips near Orlando, near Tampa, near Jacksonville, near Fort Myers, near Sarasota
- Wine tasting - day trips near Orlando, near Tampa, near Jacksonville, near Fort Myers, near Sarasota, near West Palm Beach
- Strawberry picking - day trips near Orlando, near Tampa, near Miami, near Jacksonville, near Fort Myers, near Sarasota, near West Palm Beach (starting soon)
- Citrus - day trips near Orlando, near Tampa, near Jacksonville, near Fort Myers, near Sarasota, near West Palm Beach (starting soon)
- Christmas tree cutting - day trips near Orlando, near Tampa, near Miami, near Fort Myers, near Sarasota, near West Palm Beach (starting soon)
Texas and the Gulf Coast
- Pumpkin picking - day trips near Houston, near Dallas, near Austin, near San Antonio, near Oklahoma City
- Wine tasting - day trips near Dallas, near Austin, near San Antonio, near Oklahoma City
- Citrus (starting soon)
- Christmas tree cutting - day trips near Houston (starting soon)
Arizona
- Apple picking
- Pumpkin picking - day trips near Phoenix, near Tucson
- Wine tasting - day trips near Phoenix, near Tucson, near Albuquerque
- Christmas tree cutting (starting soon)
California
- Apple picking - day trips near Los Angeles, near San Diego, near San Francisco, near Sacramento, near Santa Barbara
- Pumpkin picking - day trips near Los Angeles, near San Diego, near San Francisco, near Sacramento, near Santa Barbara, near San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles, near Fresno
- Wine tasting - day trips near Los Angeles, near San Diego, near San Francisco, near Sacramento, near Santa Barbara, near San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles, near Fresno
- Christmas tree cutting - day trips near Los Angeles, near San Diego, near San Francisco, near Sacramento (starting soon)
Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky
- Apple picking - day trips near Louisville, near Nashville, near Atlanta, near Charlotte, near Raleigh, near Richmond, near Lexington, Kentucky, near Charlottesville, near Asheville, near Knoxville
- Pumpkin picking - day trips near Louisville, near Nashville, near Atlanta, near Charlotte, near Raleigh, near Richmond, near Lexington, Kentucky, near Charlottesville, near Asheville, near Knoxville
- Wine tasting - day trips near Louisville, near Nashville, near Atlanta, near Charlotte, near Raleigh, near Richmond, near Lexington, Kentucky, near Charlottesville, near Asheville, near Knoxville
- Christmas tree cutting - day trips near Atlanta, near Charlotte, near Raleigh, near Richmond, near Charlottesville, near Asheville, near Knoxville (starting soon)
The Northeast, Midwest and Pacific Northwest
- Apple picking - day trips near New York City, near Boston, near Philadelphia, near Washington, DC, near Baltimore, near Pittsburgh, near Hartford, near Providence, near Albany, near Buffalo, near Chicago, near Detroit, near Cleveland, near Columbus, near Cincinnati, near Indianapolis, near Milwaukee, near Minneapolis, near St. Louis, near Rochester, near Syracuse, near Grand Rapids, near Traverse City, near Burlington, Vermont, near Harrisburg
- Pumpkin picking - day trips near New York City, near Boston, near Philadelphia, near Washington, DC, near Baltimore, near Pittsburgh, near Hartford, near Providence, near Albany, near Buffalo, near Chicago, near Detroit, near Cleveland, near Columbus, near Cincinnati, near Indianapolis, near Milwaukee, near Minneapolis, near St. Louis, near Denver, near Seattle, near Portland, Oregon, near Rochester, near Syracuse, near Grand Rapids, near Traverse City, near Kansas City, near Omaha, near Burlington, Vermont, near Harrisburg
- Wine tasting - day trips near New York City, near Boston, near Philadelphia, near Washington, DC, near Baltimore, near Pittsburgh, near Hartford, near Providence, near Albany, near Buffalo, near Chicago, near Detroit, near Cleveland, near Columbus, near Cincinnati, near Indianapolis, near Milwaukee, near St. Louis, near Seattle, near Portland, Oregon, near Rochester, near Syracuse, near Grand Rapids, near Traverse City, near Kansas City, near Omaha, near Des Moines, near Boise, near the Tri-Cities, Washington, near Burlington, Vermont, near Harrisburg
- Christmas tree cutting - day trips near New York City, near Boston, near Philadelphia, near Washington, DC, near Baltimore, near Hartford, near Providence, near Albany, near Buffalo, near Detroit, near Indianapolis, near Rochester, near Syracuse, near Grand Rapids, near Burlington, Vermont, near Harrisburg (starting soon)
Over 13,000 farms, farm stands, markets and orchards nationwide in the free app. See all their events and what they offer.Free to download on iPhone and Android. Know before you go.