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Peel, core and slice an apple with one crank
The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsClover has one U-pick farm on our map. It's about 64 miles from Durham, NC, heading north.
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Based on the typical seasons for Virginia, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 10). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
The median last frost near Clover is April 10; the first fall frost arrives around October 30. That leaves about 201 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Virginia | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 70–86 °F | 6 | 1 |
Plan for heat if you go for apple picking: August highs near Clover average 86 °F, so arrive when the farm opens and bring water.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Clover, 12 miles away. The actual dates in Clover 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 Clover, 12 mi away.
Illustration Satisfying to watch
The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Clover: Giant Oaks Farm and Orchard, Bed & Breakfast.
The farms here list apples most often. A warm spring or a cold snap shifts the dates, so confirm with the farm before you drive out.
Around April 10 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 Clover, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
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