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Apple gadgetsEncino has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 7 are within 25 miles. From Burbank, CA, Encino lies roughly 11 miles to the west.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from mid March.
Based on the typical seasons for California, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around December 31). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Encino and you get 8 U-pick farms in 7 towns, including 5 pumpkin patches, 1 with strawberries, 1 with cherries and 1 corn maze. 6 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
The one farm inside Encino is Tapia Brothers Corn Maze, with corn maze. It sits on 5282 Hayvenhurst Ave. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Mr. Jack O' Lanterns Pumpkins Los Angeles | 10 mi | 5 |
| Strawberries | Underwood Family Farms Moorpark | 22 mi | 1 |
| Cherries | Cherry Hill Farm (Southwest) Leona Valley | 20 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Tapia Brothers Corn Maze Encino | in town | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in California; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Encino is December 31; the first fall frost arrives around December 30. That leaves about 365 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until December 30, pumpkin patches and orchards near Encino often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in California | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | September to October | 83–90 °F | 1 | 1 |
Corn maze season here runs into September, when afternoon highs average 90 °F. Most farms open early, and the morning is the easier time to pick.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Encino, 3 miles away. The actual dates in Encino 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 Encino, 3 mi away.
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Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Encino: Tapia Brothers Corn Maze. Within 25 miles there are 7 more.
The farms here list corn maze most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around December 31 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around December 30. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Encino, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Mr. Jack O' Lanterns Pumpkins in Los Angeles, about 10 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in California is October.
Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark, about 22 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in California is March to September.
Cherry Hill Farm (Southwest) in Leona Valley, about 20 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in California is May to June.
If a farm is missing here, Tell us, we update the list regularly.