1. [n]  the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
2. [n]  the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years"

PICKING is a 7 letter word that starts with P.

1. \Pick"ing\, n.
   1. The act of digging or breaking up, as with a pick.
   
   2. The act of choosing, plucking, or gathering.
   
   3. That which is, or may be, picked or gleaned.
   
   4. Pilfering; also, that which is pilfered.
   
   5. pl. The pulverized shells of oysters used in making walks.
      [Eng.] --Simmonds.
   
   6. (Mining) Rough sorting of ore.
   
   7. Overburned bricks. --Simmonds.
   
   

2. \Pick"ing\, a.
   1. Done or made as with a pointed tool; as, a picking sound.
   
   2. Nice; careful. [Obs.]
   
            was too warm on picking work to dwell. --Dryden.
   
   {Picking peg}. (Weaving) See {Picker}, n., 3.