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Carving toolsWe know of one U-pick farm in Covington. Another 13 are within 25 miles. From Atlanta, GA, Covington lies roughly 28 miles to the east.
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Based on the typical seasons for Georgia, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around March 22). Treat the dates as a guide and check the farm's own update before you drive out.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Covington and you get 14 U-pick farms in 12 towns, including 5 with blueberries, 5 pumpkin patches, 3 for cut flowers, 2 with blackberries and 1 with strawberries. 9 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
Covington's own U-pick farm is Berry's Christmas Tree Farm. It sits on 70 Mt Tabor 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 | Narrow Way Farm McDonough | 12 mi | 5 |
| Pumpkins | Yule Forest Stockbridge | 13 mi | 5 |
| Flowers | Yule Forest Stockbridge | 13 mi | 3 |
| Blackberries | Southern Belle Farm McDonough | 16 mi | 2 |
| Strawberries | Southern Belle Farm McDonough | 16 mi | 1 |
| Cherries | Cherry Farms Monroe | 23 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Col. Cobs Corn Maze and Mitcham Farm Oxford | 5 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Georgia; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Covington is March 22; the first fall frost arrives around November 14. That leaves about 238 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 14, pumpkin patches and orchards near Covington often stay open through October.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Covington, 5 miles away. The actual dates in Covington can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Covington: Berry's Christmas Tree Farm. Within 25 miles there are 13 more.
The farms here list christmas trees most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around March 22 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 14. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Covington, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Narrow Way Farm in McDonough, about 12 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Georgia is May to July.
Yule Forest in Stockbridge, about 13 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Georgia is September to October.
Yule Forest in Stockbridge, about 13 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with flowers in total. The usual season in Georgia is May to October.
Also in Covington: 1 Christmas tree farm on our sister site Christmas Tree Farms Nearby.
Did a farm close, or is one missing? Let us know, we update the list regularly.