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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Colbert. Another 20 are within 25 miles. Colbert is about 15 miles northeast of Spokane, WA.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: raspberries from mid June.
Based on the typical seasons for Washington, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 22). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Within 25 miles of Colbert there are 21 farms on our map in 7 towns. Among them: 13 orchards with apples, 9 with raspberries, 9 with cherries, 8 with peaches and 6 pumpkin patches. For 13 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
The one farm inside Colbert is Robel Orchard, with apples. It posts updates online and sits on 405 North Sands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Robel Orchard Colbert | in town | 13 |
| Raspberries | Cherry Hill Mead | 2 mi | 9 |
| Cherries | Cherry Hill Mead | 2 mi | 9 |
| Peaches | Cherry Hill Mead | 2 mi | 8 |
| Pumpkins | Siemers Farm Mead | 2 mi | 6 |
| Strawberries | Siemers Farm Mead | 2 mi | 4 |
| Pears | The Cherry Shack Spokane | 2 mi | 4 |
| Blueberries | Hidden Acres Orchards Mead | 3 mi | 3 |
| Blackberries | Hidden Acres Orchards Mead | 3 mi | 3 |
| Corn maze | Hidden Acres Orchards Mead | 3 mi | 2 |
| Flowers | Hansen's Green Bluff Orchard Mead | 4 mi | 2 |
| Lavender | Garden Gate Lavender Farm Medical Lake | 21 mi | 2 |
| Grapes | Hansen's Green Bluff Orchard Mead | 4 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Washington; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Colbert sees its last frost around May 22 and the first one of fall around September 14. That leaves about 112 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Colbert often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Washington | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 58–84 °F | 3 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 32 °F and days reach 58 °F, so a jacket helps for a hayride late in the day.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Colbert, 12 miles away. The actual dates in Colbert 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 Colbert, 12 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Colbert: Robel Orchard. Within 25 miles there are 20 more.
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 May 22 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around September 14. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Colbert, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Colbert: Robel Orchard. Within 25 miles we list 13 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Washington is August to October.
Cherry Hill in Mead, about 2 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 9 farms with raspberries in total. The usual season in Washington is June to September.
Cherry Hill in Mead, about 2 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 9 farms with cherries in total. The usual season in Washington is June to July.
If a farm is missing here, Let us know.