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Apple gadgetsAlpharetta has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 17 are within 25 miles. Alpharetta is about 16 miles northeast of Sandy Springs, GA.
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Based on the typical seasons for Georgia, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 4). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
Within 25 miles of Alpharetta there are 18 farms on our map in 12 towns. Among them: 8 pumpkin patches, 6 with blueberries, 2 with blackberries, 2 corn mazes and 2 with sunflowers. For 12 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
The one farm inside Alpharetta is Saddle Creek Lavender Farm, with lavender. It posts updates online and sits on 30 Lambets Way. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Berry Patch Farms (East) Woodstock | 13 mi | 8 |
| Blueberries | DJ U Pick Blueberry Farm Lawrenceville | 14 mi | 6 |
| Blackberries | Arbor Hill Blackberry Farm Canton | 11 mi | 2 |
| Corn maze | Buford Corn Maze Buford | 15 mi | 2 |
| Sunflowers | Hopewell Sunflower Farm Cumming | 15 mi | 2 |
| Apples | Mabry Farm Marietta | 20 mi | 1 |
| Grapes | Mabry Farm Marietta | 20 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Hopewell Sunflower Farm Cumming | 15 mi | 1 |
| Lavender | Saddle Creek Lavender Farm Alpharetta | in town | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Georgia; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Alpharetta is April 4; the first fall frost arrives around November 4. That leaves about 214 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 4, pumpkin patches and orchards near Alpharetta often stay open through October.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Alpharetta, 10 miles away. The actual dates in Alpharetta can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Alpharetta: Saddle Creek Lavender Farm. Within 25 miles there are 17 more.
The farms here list lavender most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around April 4 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 4. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Alpharetta, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Berry Patch Farms (East) in Woodstock, about 13 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 8 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Georgia is September to October.
DJ U Pick Blueberry Farm in Lawrenceville, about 14 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Georgia is May to July.
Arbor Hill Blackberry Farm in Canton, about 11 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with blackberries in total. The usual season in Georgia is May to July.
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