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Apple gadgetsWe know of one U-pick farm in Edgewood. Another 3 are within 25 miles. It's about 40 miles from Tyler, TX, heading northwest.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from early March.
Based on the typical seasons for Texas, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around March 16). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Edgewood and you get 4 U-pick farms in 4 towns, including 3 with blackberries, 2 with blueberries, 1 with strawberries and 1 with grapes. 2 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Edgewood's own U-pick farm is Blueberry Farm, with blueberries. It sits on 315 Van Zandt County Road 1905. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackberries | Miller Organically Grown Blackberries Canton | 11 mi | 3 |
| Blueberries | Blueberry Farm Edgewood | in town | 2 |
| Strawberries | Alford Family Farm Emory | 11 mi | 1 |
| Grapes | Alford Family Farm Emory | 11 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Texas; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Edgewood the last spring frost usually comes around March 16, and the first fall frost around November 14. That leaves about 242 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 14, pumpkin patches and orchards near Edgewood often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in Texas | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | May to July | 82–94 °F | 5 | 1 |
In July the average high around Edgewood is 94 °F. For blueberry picking, an early start beats the midday sun.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Edgewood, 10 miles away. The actual dates in Edgewood 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 Edgewood, 10 mi away.
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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Edgewood: Blueberry Farm. Within 25 miles there are 3 more.
The farms here list blueberries most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around March 16 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 Edgewood, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Miller Organically Grown Blackberries in Canton, about 11 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with blackberries in total. The usual season in Texas is May to July.
Right in Edgewood: Blueberry Farm. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Texas is May to July.
Alford Family Farm in Emory, about 11 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Texas is March to May.
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