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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Adrian. Another 25 are within 25 miles. It's about 28 miles from Toledo, OH, heading northwest.
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Based on the typical seasons for Michigan, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 1). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Adrian and you get 26 U-pick farms in 19 towns, including 12 pumpkin patches, 11 orchards with apples, 5 with blueberries, 4 with strawberries and 4 corn mazes. 16 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Adrian's own U-pick farm is Carpenter Farms Pumpkins, with pumpkins. It posts updates online and sits on 2534 E. U.S. 223. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Carpenter Farms Pumpkins Adrian | in town | 12 |
| Apples | Marvin's Fairfield Orchard Adrain | 3 mi | 11 |
| Blueberries | Kapnick Orchards Tecumseh | 7 mi | 5 |
| Strawberries | Warncke Berry Farm Delta | 19 mi | 4 |
| Corn maze | Farmer J's Corn Maze Dundee | 18 mi | 4 |
| Raspberries | Warncke Berry Farm Delta | 19 mi | 3 |
| Peaches | Kapnick Orchards Tecumseh | 7 mi | 2 |
| Flowers | Gust Brothers Pumpkin Farm Sylvania | 15 mi | 2 |
| Cherries | Kapnick Orchards Tecumseh | 7 mi | 1 |
| Pears | Lutz Orchard Saline | 20 mi | 1 |
| Sunflowers | Johnston Fruit Farms Swanton | 22 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Michigan; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Adrian sees its last frost around May 1 and the first one of fall around October 15. That leaves about 164 frost-free days for the farms. Late frost keeps the season near Adrian short, so berries and fruit tend to come in a rush in summer.
| Crop | Typical season in Michigan | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 63–76 °F | 6 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 63 °F and a low of 40 °F near Adrian.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Adrian, 3 miles away. The actual dates in Adrian can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 monthly normals (average daily high; days with at least 0.1 inch of rain) at the station nearest Adrian, 3 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Adrian: Carpenter Farms Pumpkins. Within 25 miles there are 25 more.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around May 1 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 15. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Adrian, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Adrian: Carpenter Farms Pumpkins. Within 25 miles we list 12 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Michigan is September to October.
Marvin's Fairfield Orchard in Adrain, about 3 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 11 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Michigan is September to October.
Kapnick Orchards in Tecumseh, about 7 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Michigan is July to August.
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