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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 U-pick farm in Flora. Another 1 is within 25 miles. It's about 22 miles from Jackson, MS, heading northwest.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: pumpkins from early September.
Based on the typical seasons for Mississippi, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around March 11). Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
The median last frost near Flora is March 11; the first fall frost arrives around November 15. That leaves about 246 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 15, pumpkin patches and orchards near Flora often stay open through October.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Flora, 12 miles away. The actual dates in Flora can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
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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 Flora: Resting Place Lowery Tree Farm. Within 25 miles there are 1 more.
The farms here list christmas trees most often. Before a trip to Flora, check the farm's website or social media for what is ripe.
Around March 11 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 15. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Flora, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
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