Peach Picking in New Jersey

Peach picking is a popular New Jersey family activity. If you love peaches and enjoy getting out with the family for a fun activity, head on out to a pick your own peach farm and take home fresh, fully ripened, and flavorful peaches --- peaches that you aren't able to get at the local supermarket.

 Peach picking season begins in early July and runs to the middle of September, depending on varieties and weather conditions.

Fully ripened peaches should be picked when the fruit can be easily removed from the branches, otherwise they are not fully ripened. Peaches will not ripen after separation from the tree --- they will only "soften".

Check the color when picking. The deepness of the red coloring varies with the variety of the peach and is not always a true indicator of ripeness.

Yellow varieties ripen to an orange skin tint while white varieties changes from greenish to yellow-white. Green skin is always a sigh of an unripened peach.

You can't always rely on the color red as an indicator of how ripe a peach is. Softness is another indicator of a peach being ripe for picking. For a fresh, fully ripened peach, it should have a little give when gently pressed.

Peaches won't ripen very much after picking!

Peaches can be kept refrigerated for a week in a refrigerator. For best flavor and texture, use them as soon as possible after picking.

Note: This information is provided by farms as a free service to our viewers. Sometimes weather and growing conditions require cancellations or changes of dates, times and location which are not reflected in the original schedule. Before planning a trip to visit one of the listed farms, it is suggested that you call ahead to confirm current peach picking conditions and times.

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