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Apple gadgetsBrumley has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 3 are within 25 miles. Brumley is about 61 miles south of Columbia, MO.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from mid April.
Based on the typical seasons for Missouri, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around March 31). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Brumley and you get 4 U-pick farms in 3 towns, including 3 pumpkin patches, 1 with strawberries, 1 with blueberries and 1 with blackberries. For 3 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
Brumley's own U-pick farm is The Cave Pumpkin Patch, with pumpkins. It posts updates online and sits on 123 Swinging Bridges Road. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | The Cave Pumpkin Patch Brumley | in town | 3 |
| Strawberries | IronGate Berry Farm Lebanon | 23 mi | 1 |
| Blueberries | IronGate Berry Farm Lebanon | 23 mi | 1 |
| Blackberries | IronGate Berry Farm Lebanon | 23 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Missouri; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Brumley is March 31; the first fall frost arrives around November 3. That leaves about 216 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 3, pumpkin patches and orchards near Brumley often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in Missouri | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 71–81 °F | 6 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Brumley, 10 miles away. The actual dates in Brumley 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 Brumley, 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 Brumley: The Cave Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles there are 3 more.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. A warm spring or a cold snap shifts the dates, so confirm with the farm before you drive out.
Around March 31 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 3. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Brumley, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Brumley: The Cave Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Missouri is September to October.
IronGate Berry Farm in Lebanon, about 23 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Missouri is May to June.
IronGate Berry Farm in Lebanon, about 23 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Missouri is June to August.
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