Long Island U-pick farms for raspberries, tomatoes and more

Whether you're looking to fill your pantry with pungent hard-neck garlic or stock up on berries to make homemade jams, you can head to Long Island U-pick fields to gather your fruits and vegetables.

"As a pick-your-own item, garlic is unique. Unlike berries, you need to put muscle into pulling the bulbs out of the ground. It’s a great storage crop and you can also decorate your kitchen with it and if you pull enough of it, it will last you through the winter," says Caroline Fanning, head grower at Restoration Farm in Old Bethpage

Then comes the bounty of late summer vegetables — tomatoes, peppers, eggplant — before fall's splendor of crowd-pleasing apples and pumpkins. Here's a list of locations to guide you along your way when the time is right. You'll always want to call ahead before you travel to check that fields are open and the crop hasn't been picked out.

COOPER FARMS

2200 Breakwater Rd., Mattituck

U-PICK Eggplant, string beans, Swiss chard, beets, cucumbers, onions, watermelon and peppers (mid-July through October); tomatoes (August-October)

OPEN 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

COST Starting from $1.25 pound for pick-your-own vegetable or fruit;

MORE INFO 631-276-6215

LENNY BRUNO FARMS

740 Wading River Rd., Manorville

U-PICK Peppers, eggplant, tomatoes (late August through September)

OPEN 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday-Sunday

COST Strawberries are $10 per pint and include a hayride into the strawberry field; $30-$45 per bushel for vegetables.

MORE INFO lennybrunofarms.com, 631-591-3592

LEWIN FARMS

812 Sound Ave., Calverton

U-PICK Raspberries (June-late August), blueberries (until mid-August); blackberries (July-August); peaches (July-late September); tomatoes, peppers and eggplant (August-late October); apples (late August through late October); pumpkins (mid/late September to late October)

OPEN 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday. Closed Tuesday.

COST Starting $2-$7 per pound

MORE INFO lewinfarm.com, 631-929-4327

PATTY'S BERRIES AND BUNCHES

410 Sound Ave., Mattituck

U-PICK Blueberries (July-August); raspberries (July-August); blackberries (August)

OPEN 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily (last u-pick entrance is at 5:30 p.m.)

COST $8 a person includes one container of fruit

MORE INFO pattysberriesandbunches, 631-655-7996

RESTORATION FARM

140 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage

U-PICK Hard-neck garlic

OPEN 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 9-22

COST Bulbs will be measured and charged according to size: small (3 oz.): $2; medium (3-5 oz.): $2.50; large (5+ oz.): $3 per bulb 

MORE INFO restorationfarm.com

SEVEN PONDS ORCHARD

65 Seven Ponds Rd., Water Mill

U-PICK Raspberries (July-end of September), sugar snap peas (late June till beginning of August), blackberries and blueberries (mid-July till end of Aug.), tomatoes and cherry tomatoes (mid-July through end of September), apples (Aug. 25-Thanksgiving), pumpkins (Sept-Oct.), sunflowers (end of June till end of October)

OPEN 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily

COST Starting at $8.99 per pint for berries; $8.99 for a quart for veggies; 5 stems of sunflowers for $9.99

MORE INFO 631-726-8015

WINDY ACRES ORCHARD

3810 Middle Country Rd., Calverton

U-PICK Raspberries, blackberries, blueberries (July-August), peaches (mid-July-September), tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, nectarines and grapes (begin in August), apples (August-November)

OPEN 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday-Sundays; call ahead for hours on weekdays 

COST From $8 a person includes one container

MORE INFO 631-727-4554