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Apple gadgetsBrooksville has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 6 are within 25 miles. It's about 41 miles from Cincinnati, OH, heading southeast.
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Based on the typical seasons for Kentucky, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 11). Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Brooksville and you get 7 U-pick farms in 7 towns, including 3 with blueberries, 3 with blackberries, 2 with raspberries, 2 pumpkin patches and 1 orchard with apples. 3 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
Brooksville's own U-pick farm is Lavender Hills of Kentucky, LLC, with lavender. It sits on 229 Conrad Ridge Road. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Stone Hedge Farms Cynthiana | 21 mi | 3 |
| Blackberries | Stone Hedge Farms Cynthiana | 21 mi | 3 |
| Raspberries | Stone Hedge Farms Cynthiana | 21 mi | 2 |
| Pumpkins | "R" Farm Pumpkins & More, LLC Maysville | 17 mi | 2 |
| Apples | Hillside Orchard Foster | 11 mi | 1 |
| Lavender | Lavender Hills of Kentucky, LLC Brooksville | in town | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Kentucky; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Brooksville sees its last frost around April 11 and the first one of fall around October 30. That leaves about 200 frost-free days for the farms.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Brooksville, 8 miles away. The actual dates in Brooksville 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 Brooksville: Lavender Hills of Kentucky, LLC. Within 25 miles there are 6 more.
The farms here list lavender most often. Picking dates around Brooksville move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around April 11 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 30. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Brooksville, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Stone Hedge Farms in Cynthiana, about 21 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Kentucky is June to July.
Stone Hedge Farms in Cynthiana, about 21 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with blackberries in total. The usual season in Kentucky is June to July.
Stone Hedge Farms in Cynthiana, about 21 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with raspberries in total. The usual season in Kentucky is June to July.
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