Florida · Orchard fruit
Typically early April to mid-May, with peak mid-April through late April.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
Low-chill varieties from central and north Florida groves; the season is early and short.
From early April — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
mid-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 6 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
Pack no more than two layers deep — ripe peaches bruise under their own weight. The picking window tracks the band above: early trips get clean fields, peak (mid-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.
Peach peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
In Florida, the peach season typically runs early April to mid-May, with peak availability mid-April through late April. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
Aim for peak: mid-April through late April. An early trip around early April 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 6 weeks end to end — early April to mid-May. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.