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Apple gadgetsWe know of one U-pick farm in Blair. Another 10 are within 25 miles. From Rochester, MN, Blair lies roughly 66 miles to the east.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from early June.
Based on the typical seasons for Wisconsin, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 9). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
Within 25 miles of Blair there are 11 farms on our map in 7 towns. Among them: 5 orchards with apples, 3 with blueberries, 2 with strawberries and 1 corn maze. 2 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Blair's own U-pick farm is Fleischman Orchard, with apples. It sits on Knutson Lane. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Fleischman Orchard Blair | in town | 5 |
| Blueberries | Sunnyvale Blueberries Black River Falls | 17 mi | 3 |
| Strawberries | Stanly's Strawberries Neillsville | 24 mi | 2 |
| Corn maze | Hidden Trails Corn Maze West Salem | 24 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Wisconsin; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Blair the last spring frost usually comes around May 9, and the first fall frost around October 1. That leaves about 143 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Blair often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Wisconsin | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | September to October | 58–72 °F | 6 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 58 °F and a low of 35 °F near Blair.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Blair, 4 miles away. The actual dates in Blair 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 Blair, 4 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 Blair: Fleischman Orchard. Within 25 miles there are 10 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Before a trip to Blair, check the farm's website or social media for what is ripe.
Around May 9 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 1. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Blair, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Blair: Fleischman Orchard. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is September to October.
Sunnyvale Blueberries in Black River Falls, about 17 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is July to August.
Stanly's Strawberries in Neillsville, about 24 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is June to July.
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