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Carving toolsWe know of one U-pick farm in East Moline. Another 5 are within 25 miles. From Davenport, IA, East Moline lies roughly 7 miles to the east.
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Based on the typical seasons for Illinois, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 24). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Draw a 25-mile circle around East Moline and you get 6 U-pick farms in 6 towns, including 2 with strawberries, 2 pumpkin patches, 1 orchard with apples, 1 corn maze and 1 for cut flowers. For 3 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
East Moline's own U-pick farm is Happy Hollow U-Pick, with vegetables. It posts updates online and sits on 325 - 20th Avenue North. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | Strawberry Flats Geneseo | 14 mi | 2 |
| Pumpkins | Buffalo Pumpkin Patch Buffalo | 16 mi | 2 |
| Apples | Wainwright Orchards Hillsdale | 10 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Pride of the Wapsi Park View | 18 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Miss Effie's Country Flowers and Garden Stuff Eldridge | 17 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Illinois; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year East Moline sees its last frost around April 24 and the first one of fall around October 18. That leaves about 176 frost-free days for the farms.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to East Moline, 5 miles away. The actual dates in East Moline can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
Illustration Viral pumpkin hack
The drill attachment that ends scooping by hand, plus the test-winning carving kit.
Carving toolsWe know of one farm in East Moline: Happy Hollow U-Pick. Within 25 miles there are 5 more.
The farms here list vegetables most often. Picking dates around East Moline move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around April 24 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 18. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest East Moline, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Strawberry Flats in Geneseo, about 14 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Illinois is May to June.
Buffalo Pumpkin Patch in Buffalo, about 16 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Illinois is September to October.
Wainwright Orchards in Hillsdale, about 10 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Illinois is August to October.
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