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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: corn maze from early September.
Based on the typical seasons for Kansas, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 21). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Around Dodge City the last spring frost usually comes around April 21, and the first fall frost around October 20. That leaves about 179 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Kansas | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | September to October | 71–84 °F | 3 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 71 °F and a low of 43 °F near Dodge City.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Dodge City, 11 miles away. The actual dates in Dodge 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 Dodge City, 11 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Dodge City: Pleasant Prairie Crop Maze.
The farms here list corn maze most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around April 21 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 20. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Dodge City, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
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