With the easing of covid19 restrictions, picking your own fruit has become even more popular. It’s best to check the farms Facebook page before heading out to visit just to make sure they still have fruit to pick and to check if the way they are operating has changed.
1February
Central Coast Sunflower Harvest
- Apples: Shields Orchard Bilpin (weekends 10am to 3pm, bookings required, no entry fee); Pine Crest Orchard (weekends 10am to 3pm, drop-in, no entry fee); Bilpin Fruit Bowl (weekends 10am to 4pm, drop-in, entry fee); TNT Produce (weekends 10am to 4pm, drop-in, entry fee); Bilpin Spring Orchards (weekends 7am to 1pm, drop-in, minimum spend of $5 per adult)
- Glenbernie Orchard (set times, bookings required, entry fee)
- Blueberries: Canoelands Orchard (set times – 6th Feb, bookings required, entry fee)
- Pears: Pine Crest Orchard (weekends, drop-in, no entry fee)
- Plums: Pine Crest Orchard (weekends, drop-in, no entry fee); Canoelands Orchard (set times – 6th Feb, bookings required, entry fee)
- Squash: Bilpin Fruit Bowl (weekends, drop-in, entry fee)
- Strawberries: Berrylicious Strawberries (set times, bookings essential, entry fee)
- Sunflowers: Pine Crest Orchard (weekends, drop-in, no entry fees, bring own scissors/ secateurs)
- Zucchini: Bilpin Fruit Bowl (weekends, drop-in, entry fee)
2March
Chestnuts (photo credit: Nutwood Farm)
- Apples: Pine Crest Orchard (drop-in, no entry fee, Friday to Sunday); TNT Produce (drop-in, $2 entry fee, weekends); Bilpin Fruit Bowl (drop-in, entry fee, weekends only); Glenbernie Orchard (bookings required, entry fee); Shields Orchard Bilpin
- Chestnuts: Kookootonga Nut Farm; Nutwood Farm and Campanella Cottage
- Eggplants: Canoelands Orchard (weekends 9:30am to 3pm, drop-in, fee to pick)
- Persimmon: Pine Crest Orchard (drop-in, no entry fee, Friday to Sunday)
- Strawberries: Berrylicious Strawberries (bookings essential, entry fee, open most Saturdays); Canoelands Orchard (new in 2020, limited picking sessions on Saturday mornings, bookings essential via their website)
- Tomatoes: Canoelands Orchard (weekends 9:30am to 3pm, drop-in, fee to pick)
- Walnuts: Kookootonga Nut Farm, Nutwood Farm and Campanella Cottage
3April
- Apples: TNT Produce (drop-in, $2 entry fee, weekends) Bilpin Fruit Bowl (drop-in, entry fee, last day 25th April); Glenbernie Orchard (bookings required, weekends), Shields Orchard (bookings required, Thursday to Monday); Pine Crest Orchard (drop-in, no entry fee, 27th April ONLY)
- Chestnuts: Kookootonga Nut Farm, Nutwood Farm and Campanella Cottage
- Eggplants: Canoelands Orchard (7 days 9am to 3pm, drop-in, fee to pick)
- Passionfruit: Canoelands Orchard (available in 2020/21)
- Persimmon: Pine Crest Orchard (drop-in, no entry fee)
- Strawberries: Berrylicious Strawberries (bookings essential, entry fee, open most Saturdays); Canoelands Orchard
- Sunflowers: Food Farm Central Coast (honesty box – $1 each); Central Coast Sunflower Harvest at Yarramalong Turf Supplies (set times, free entry, $1 each)
- Tomatoes: Canoelands Orchard (7 days 9am to 3pm, drop-in, fee to pick)
- Walnuts: Kookootonga Nut Farm, Nutwood Farm and Campanella Cottage
4May
Mandarins
- Apples: Pine Crest Orchard (finished for the season); TNT Produce (weekends, drop-in, $2 entry fee); Bilpin Fruit Bowl (weekends, drop-in, entry fee – $5 adults, $3 for 3-15yrs); Bilpin Springs Orchard (drop-in, weekends 7am to 1pm); Shields Orchard (bookings required, open 7 days, no entry fee but minimum purchase expected)
- Eggplants: Canoelands Orchard (not at the moment); Bilpin Fruit Bowl (drop-in, entry fee – $5 adults, $3 for 3-15yrs, weekends)
- Lemons: Canoelands Orchard (by booking only, 7 days a week 9:30am to 2:30pm, fee to pick)
- Mandarins: Canoelands Orchard (by booking only, 7 days a week 9:30am to 2:30pm, fee to pick); Watkins Family Farm – Imperial, Hickson and Emperor (from 30th May)
- Persimmon: Pine Crest Orchard; Canoelands Orchard; Bilpin Springs Orchard (drop-in, weekends)
- Tomatoes: Canoelands Orchard (7 days a week 9:30am to 2:30pm, fee to pick)
5June
Oranges
- Mandarins: Anderson Farm (drop-in, Monday to Wednesday, entry fee); Watkins Family Farm; Canoelands Orchard; Fords Family Farm
- Oranges: Anderson Farm (drop-in, Monday to Wednesday, entry fee), Canoelands Orchard
- Peas: Canoelands Orchard
- Pecans: Pecan Lady
- Tomatoes: Canoelands Orchard (drop-in, weekends 9:30am to 3pm, fee to pick)
- Sunflowers: Yarramalong Turf Supplies, Central Coast
- Harvest Festival Central Coast
6July
Tomato picking season is from about mid-March to end July/ August (Photo credit: Josephine Sicad-Minerva Photography)
- Cumquats: Watkins Family Farm, Fords Family Farm
- Eggplants: Canoelands Orchard
- Mandarins: Anderson Farm (bookings required, Monday to Friday, $5 adult entry), Watkins Family Farm
- Oranges: Anderson Farm (bookings required, Monday to Friday, $5 adult entry)
- Peas: Canoelands Orchard
- Tomatoes: Canoelands Orchard (drop-in, open weekends 9:30am to 3pm, fee to pick)
7August
Oranges
- Mandarins: Anderson Farm (open Saturday to Monday, 10am to 4pm, $5 entry for adults, bookings essential), Watkins Family Farm
- Oranges: Anderson Farm (open Saturday to Monday 10am to 4pm, $5 entry for adults, bookings essential)
- Tomatoes: Canoelands Orchard
8September
Picking at Berrylicious Strawberries
- Blueberries: Canoelands Orchard (specific sessions, bookings essential via their website)
- Oranges: Anderson Farm (open Saturday to Monday, bookings essential, $5 entry for adults)
- Strawberries: Canoelands Orchard; Berrylicious Strawberries
9October
Nectarines
- Blueberries: Canoelands Orchard (bookings essential, open daily, entry fee)
- Nectarines: Canoelands Orchard (bookings essential, open daily, entry fee)
- Peaches: Canoelands Orchard (from late October, bookings essential)
- Strawberries: Berrylicious Strawberries (bookings essential, entry fee, open most Saturdays); Canoelands Orchard
10November
Cherries
- Apricots: Pine Crest Orchard
- Blueberries: Canoelands Orchard
- Cherries: Pine Crest Orchard; Bilpin Fruit Bowl (cherry trees were unfortunately burnt in 2019 bushfires. They’ve planted more but it’ll be a few years before they are ready for picking)
- Nectarines: Canoelands Orchard (open daily, weekday walk-in, bookings required for weekends, entry fee); Cedar Creek Orchards (weekends and some Tuesday/ Wednesdays, bookings required); Glenbernie Orchard (weekends, bookings required); Bilpin Fruit Bowl (weekends, drop-in, entry fee)
- Peaches: Canoelands Orchard (open daily, weekday walk-ins, bookings required for weekends, entry fee); Cedar Creek Orchards (weekends and some Tuesday/ Wednesdays, bookings required); Glenbernie Orchard (weekends, bookings required)
- Plums: Canoelands Orchard (late November); Bilpin Fruit Bowl (weekends, drop-in, entry fee)
- Raspberries: Glenbernie Orchard
- Strawberries: Berrylicious Strawberries (set times, bookings required, entry fee); Canoelands Orchard; Bilpin Fruit Bowl (setting up undercover strawberry picking, ready for June 2021)
11December
Peaches
- Apricots: Pine Crest Orchard
- Blueberries: Blueberry Hills on Comleroy Bed and Breakfast (open 7:30am to 10am daily, bookings required – 0419246772, no entry fee but must pick a minimum of 1kg/$25 per adult); Canoelands Orchard
- Nectarines: Canoelands Orchard
- Peaches: Pine Crest Orchard (weekends, drop-in, no entry fee); Bilpin Fruit Bowl (weekends, drop-in, entry fee); Glenbernie Orchard set times, bookings essential, entry fee); Cedar Creek Orchard (set times, bookings required, entry fee)
- Plums: Canoelands Orchard (drop-in, entry fee, open daily); Pine Crest Orchard (weekends, drop-in, no entry fee); Bilpin Fruit Bowl weekends, drop-in, entry fee)
- Strawberries: Berrylicious Strawberries (set times, bookings required, entry fee)
12January
It’s now apple picking season! You can also pick strawberries, plums and pears.
- Apples: Bilpin Fruit Bowl (weekends 10am to 4pm, drop-in, entry fee); TNT Produce (weekends 10am to 4pm, drop-in, entry fee); Pine Crest Orchard (Saturday 10am to 3pm, drop-in, no entry fee); Bilpin Spring Orchards (7am to 1pm); Glenbernie Orchard (set times, booking required, entry fees)
- Blueberries: Canoelands Orchard (set times, bookings via website)
- Peaches: Pine Crest Orchard (finished); Bilpin Fruit Bowl (finished); Glenbernie Orchard (finished); Cedar Creek Orchard (finished)
- Pears: Pine Crest Orchard (Saturday 10am to 3pm, drop-in, no entry fee)
- Plums: Pine Crest Orchard (Saturday 10am to 3pm, drop-in, no entry fees)
- Squash: Bilpin Fruit Bowl (weekends, drop-in, entry fee)
- Strawberries: Berrylicious Strawberries (set times, bookings essential, entry fee)
- Zucchini: Bilpin Fruit Bowl (weekends, drop-in, entry fee)
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