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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Christmas. Another 13 are within 25 miles. It's about 22 miles from Orlando, FL, heading east.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: blueberries from early April.
Based on the typical seasons for Florida. Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
Within 25 miles of Christmas there are 14 farms on our map in 8 towns. Among them: 5 with blueberries, 4 pumpkin patches, 1 with blackberries and 1 orchard with apples. For 11 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
In Christmas itself you'll find Heart of Christmas Farms, LLC. It posts updates online and sits on 310 Fort Christmas Rd. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Claire Berries Orlando | 6 mi | 5 |
| Pumpkins | Pappy's Patch FL | 14 mi | 4 |
| Blackberries | U-Pick Blackberries Geneva | 12 mi | 1 |
| Apples | Romac Orchard - Sanford | 24 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Florida; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Christmas is January 25; the first fall frost arrives around January 13. That leaves about 362 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Christmas often winds down by the middle of October.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Christmas, 13 miles away. The actual dates in Christmas 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 Christmas: Heart of Christmas Farms, LLC. Within 25 miles there are 13 more.
The farms here list christmas trees most often. Picking dates around Christmas move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around January 25 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around January 13. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Christmas, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Claire Berries in Orlando, about 6 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Florida is April to June.
Pappy's Patch in FL, about 14 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Florida is October.
U-Pick Blackberries in Geneva, about 12 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Florida is May to June.
If a farm is missing here, Let us know.