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Apple gadgetsDade City has 5 U-pick farms. Another 31 are within 25 miles. It's about 29 miles from Lakeland, FL, heading northwest.
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Coming up next: strawberries from early December.
Based on the typical seasons for Florida. A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Dade City and you get 36 U-pick farms in 14 towns, including 21 with blueberries, 5 with strawberries, 4 with peaches, 3 orchards with apples and 1 with blackberries. 23 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Spring Lake Blueberry Farm Brooksville | 9 mi | 21 |
| Strawberries | Strawberry Passion Organic Farm Thonotosassa | 21 mi | 5 |
| Peaches | Florida Sweeties You - Pick Peaches Dade City | in town | 4 |
| Apples | Greishop Orchard (a Florida Sweeties Orchard) Dade City | in town | 3 |
| Blackberries | Keel Farms Plant City | 24 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Fox Squirrel Corn Maze Fl | 25 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Ever After Farms U-Pick Flower Farm Seffner | 24 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Florida; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Dade City the last spring frost usually comes around January 31, and the first fall frost around January 8. That leaves about 336 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Dade City often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Florida | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peaches | April to June | 83–89 °F | 6 | 3 |
Peach season here runs into June, when afternoon highs average 89 °F. Most farms open early, and the morning is the easier time to pick.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Dade City, 2 miles away. The actual dates in Dade City 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 Dade City, 2 mi away.
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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe list 5 farms in Dade City, including Florida Sweeties You - Pick Peaches, Peachy Keen Orchard (a Florida Sweeties Orchard) and Rusty Creek Orchard (a Florida Sweeties Orchard). Another 31 are within 25 miles.
The farms here list peaches and apples most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around January 31 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around January 8. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Dade City, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Spring Lake Blueberry Farm in Brooksville, about 9 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 21 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Florida is April to June.
Strawberry Passion Organic Farm in Thonotosassa, about 21 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Florida is December to April.
Right in Dade City: Florida Sweeties You - Pick Peaches. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with peaches in total. The usual season in Florida is April to June.
Also in Dade City: 2 Christmas tree farms on our sister site Christmas Tree Farms Nearby.
If a farm is missing here, Let us know.