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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Asbury. Another 63 are within 25 miles. It's about 24 miles from Allentown, PA, heading east.
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Based on the typical seasons for New Jersey, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 18). Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
Counting Asbury itself, we list 64 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 41 towns: 35 pumpkin patches, 24 orchards with apples, 20 with strawberries, 14 for cut flowers and 12 with blackberries. 52 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
Asbury's own U-pick farm is West Portal Pumpkin Patch, with pumpkins. It posts updates online and sits on 274 Asbury-west Portal Road. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | West Portal Pumpkin Patch Asbury | in town | 35 |
| Apples | Von Thun Farms Washington | 5 mi | 24 |
| Strawberries | Von Thun Farms Washington | 5 mi | 20 |
| Flowers | Phillips Farms Milford | 7 mi | 14 |
| Blackberries | Von Thun Farms Washington | 5 mi | 12 |
| Raspberries | The Raspberry Field Pittstown | 3 mi | 12 |
| Peaches | Von Thun Farms Washington | 5 mi | 8 |
| Blueberries | Von Thun Farms Washington | 5 mi | 7 |
| Cherries | Phillips Farms Milford | 7 mi | 7 |
| Corn maze | Delaware River Railroad Excursions Corn Maze Train Phillipsburg | 9 mi | 7 |
| Sunflowers | Phillips Farms Milford | 7 mi | 4 |
| Lavender | Square Stone Farm Frenchtown | 11 mi | 3 |
| Pears | Phillips Farms Milford | 7 mi | 2 |
| Grapes | Phillips Farms Milford | 7 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in New Jersey; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Asbury sees its last frost around April 18 and the first one of fall around October 25. That leaves about 188 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in New Jersey | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 65–77 °F | 6 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 65 °F and a low of 42 °F near Asbury.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Asbury, 9 miles away. The actual dates in Asbury 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 Asbury, 10 mi away.
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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 Asbury: West Portal Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles there are 63 more.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Picking dates around Asbury move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around April 18 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 25. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Asbury, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Asbury: West Portal Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles we list 35 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in New Jersey is September to October.
Von Thun Farms in Washington, about 5 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 24 farms with apples in total. The usual season in New Jersey is August to October.
Von Thun Farms in Washington, about 5 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 20 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in New Jersey is May to June.
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