The strawberry season at our strawberry farm in the St. Louis Missouri metro area starts in a fairly narrow time slot. Our earliest starting date ever for pick your own has been May 6 and the latest starting date has been May 25. A "normal" starting date would be about May 20. Peak strawberry picking for 2008 will be June 6 thru June 13.
| Year | Season Start | Season End |
| 2008 | Sunday 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 19, 2008
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.
| Hours | ||
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Open |
Close (we stop letting new customers into the field) |
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| Sunday, June 1 |
7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Tuesday, June 3 |
7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Wednesday, June 4 |
7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Thursday, June 5 |
7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Friday, June 6 |
7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Saturday, June 7 |
7:30 AM | 11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Sunday, June 8 |
7:30 AM |
11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Monday, June 9 |
7:30 AM |
11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Tuesday, June 10 |
call Monday PM | |
| Wednesday, June 11 |
7:30 AM |
11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Thursday, June 12 |
call Wednesday PM | |
| Friday, June 13 |
7:30 AM |
11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Saturday, June 14 |
Call Friday PM | |
| Sunday, June 15 |
7:30 AM |
11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| Monday, June 16 |
Call Sunday PM | |
| Tuesday, June 17 |
Call Monday PM | |
| Wednesday, June 18 |
Call Tuesday PM | |
| Thursday, June 19 |
Call Wednesday PM | |
| Friday, June 20 |
7:30 AM |
11:00 AM or we run out of berries -- which ever comes first |
| closed for season |