The strawberry season at our strawberry farm in the St. Louis Missouri metro area starts in a fairly wide time slot. Our earliest starting date ever for pick your own has been May 6 and the latest starting date has been June 1. A "normal" starting date would be about May 20. Peak strawberry picking for 2011 will probably be May 26 thru June 7.
| Year | Season Start | Season End |
| 2011 | May 20 | June 16 |
| 2010 | May 15 | June 11 |
| 2009 | May 21 | June 17 |
| 2008 | June 1 |
June 20 |
| 2007 | May 21 | June 3 |
| 2006 | May 17 | June 10 |
| 2005 | May 21 | June 14 |
| 2004 | May 17 | June 12 |
| 2003 | May 17 | June 21 |
| 2002 | May 21 | June 15 |
| 2001 | May 12 | June 11 |
Early berries are usually bigger but tend to be more scattered which means it takes longer to pick. The later berries usually have more sugar and are more flavorful. If you are interested in "really big" berries, try Cabot early in the season.
When the strawberry season ends can be quite variable and depends on weather, customer satisfaction, and temperature. Our strawberry season has ended as early as May 25, 1999-- due to a reoccurrence of the seedy berry problem we experienced several years ago-- and our strawberry season has ended as late as June 26. A "normal" end of picking date would be about June 15.
last updated June 16, 2011
Special Notice On our Hours:
Be sure to call ahead (no earlier than the afternoon or evening before) for up-to-date hours and picking conditions. We may be closed certain days of the week. Heavy demand or weather conditions can also force us to stop picking before our normal closing hours.
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Open |
Close (we stop letting new customers into the field) |
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| Saturday, May 14 | ||
| Sunday, May 15 | ||
| Monday, May 16 | ||
| Tuesday, May 17 | ||
| Wednesday, May 18 | ||
| Thursday, May 19 | ||
| Friday, May 20 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Saturday, May 21 | ? call | |
| Sunday, May 22 | ? call | Note: we may possibly be open on Sunday if rained out on Saturday |
| Monday, May 23 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Tuesday, May 24 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Wednesday, May 25 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Thursday, May 276 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Friday, May 27 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Saturday, May 28 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Sunday, May 29 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Memorial Day Monday, May 30 |
7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Tuesday, May 31 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Wednesday, June 1 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Thursday, June 2 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Friday, June 3 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Saturday, June 4 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Sunday, June 5 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Monday, June 6 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Tuesday, June 7 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Wednesday, June 8 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Thursday, June 9 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Friday, June 10 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Saturday, June 11 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Sunday, June 12 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Monday, June 13 | 7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Tuesday, June 14 | ? Call | |
| Wednesday, June 15 | ? Call | |
| Thursday, June 16 | ? Call | |
| Friday, June 17 | closed for the season | |