U-Pick Nearby
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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 gadgetsU-pick farms in East Chain, MN
There's one place to pick your own fruit in East Chain.
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Week of November 2 · updates automatically
- Apples Last weeks around East Chain, typically through early November. 1 farm within 25 mi, closest: Center Creek Orchard's pumpkin patch (1 mi).
Based on the typical seasons for Minnesota, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 25). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
When to pick around East Chain
The median last frost near East Chain is April 25; the first fall frost arrives around October 14. That leaves about 171 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Minnesota | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | September to October | 60–75 °F | 5 | 1 |
| Pumpkins | September to October | 60–75 °F | 5 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 39 °F and days reach 60 °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 East Chain, 7 miles away. The actual dates in East Chain 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 East Chain, 7 mi away.
Farmers markets nearby
- Fairmont Farmers' Market Association Fairmont · 6 mi · Tue 2 PM–5 PM, Sat 11 AM–2 PM · Jun–Oct
- Blue Earth Farmers Market Blue Earth · 14 mi · Fri 12 PM–4 PM, Sat 10 AM–1 PM · May–Oct
- Winnebago Farmers' Market Winnebago · 16 mi · Sat 9 AM–12 PM · May–Sep
Illustration U-pick farms in East Chain: questions and answers
How many U-pick farms are in East Chain, MN?
We know of one farm in East Chain: Center Creek Orchard's pumpkin patch.
What can you pick in East Chain?
The farms here list apples and pumpkins most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
When is the last frost in East Chain?
Around April 25 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 14. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest East Chain, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
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