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Carving toolsThere are 2 places to pick your own fruit in Eleva. Another 7 are within 25 miles. From Rochester, MN, Eleva lies roughly 64 miles to the northeast.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from early June.
Based on the typical seasons for Wisconsin, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 10). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Eleva and you get 9 U-pick farms in 6 towns, including 5 orchards with apples, 2 with blueberries, 2 pumpkin patches and 1 with strawberries. For 6 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Blueberry Ridge Orchard Eleva | in town | 5 |
| Blueberries | Blueberry Ridge Orchard Eleva | in town | 2 |
| Pumpkins | Schultz's Country Barn, LLC. & Pumpkin Patch. Eleva | in town | 2 |
| Strawberries | Foster Farm's Strawberries Strum | 8 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Wisconsin; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Eleva the last spring frost usually comes around May 10, and the first fall frost around October 2. That leaves about 144 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Eleva often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Wisconsin | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | July to August | 82–85 °F | 7 | 1 |
| Apples | September to October | 61–75 °F | 6 | 1 |
| Pumpkins | September to October | 61–75 °F | 6 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 38 °F and days reach 61 °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 Eleva, 10 miles away. The actual dates in Eleva 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 Eleva, 10 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe list 2 farms in Eleva, including Blueberry Ridge Orchard and Schultz's Country Barn, LLC. & Pumpkin Patch.. Another 7 are within 25 miles.
The farms here list blueberries, apples and pumpkins most often. Picking dates around Eleva move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around May 10 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 2. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Eleva, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Eleva: Blueberry Ridge Orchard. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is September to October.
Right in Eleva: Blueberry Ridge Orchard. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is July to August.
Right in Eleva: Schultz's Country Barn, LLC. & Pumpkin Patch.. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is September to October.
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