Florida · Berries & small fruit
Typically mid-March to mid-May, with peak early April through late April.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
Among the first blueberries in the country each spring.
From mid-March — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
early April through late April — full stalls, full flavor. This is the stretch to plan around.
Through mid-May — quantity for preserving, and the stalls start dealing.
about 9 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
Kid-friendly picking since ripe berries roll right off; tie a bucket to your belt and use both hands. The picking window tracks the band above: early trips get clean fields, peak (early April through late April) is the sure bet, late season is for quantity.
Farm-to-farm variation is real — up to two weeks either side of the typical window. Plan the trip, then call the farm before you drive.
Blueberry peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
In Florida, the blueberry season typically runs mid-March to mid-May, with peak availability early April through late April. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
Aim for peak: early April through late April. An early trip around mid-March gets first choice of clean fields; a late one is for jam-and-freezer quantity. Any single farm can run up to two weeks either side of the chart — call before you drive.
about 9 weeks end to end — mid-March to mid-May. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.