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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Flovilla. Another 11 are within 25 miles. It's about 44 miles from Atlanta, GA, heading southeast.
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Based on the typical seasons for Georgia, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 4). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Within 25 miles of Flovilla there are 12 farms on our map in 7 towns. Among them: 4 with strawberries, 4 with blueberries, 4 pumpkin patches, 4 for cut flowers and 2 with blackberries. 6 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Flovilla's own U-pick farm is Backyard Apples, Figs and Pecans, with apples. It sits on 455 Railroad Avenue. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | Strawberry Hill Forsyth | 11 mi | 4 |
| Blueberries | Narrow Way Farm McDonough | 14 mi | 4 |
| Pumpkins | Twin Oaks Fun Farm Forsyth | 13 mi | 4 |
| Flowers | Strickland Farms Locust Grove | 18 mi | 4 |
| Blackberries | Rainbows End McDonough | 18 mi | 2 |
| Apples | Backyard Apples, Figs and Pecans Flovilla | in town | 1 |
| Corn maze | Hamlin Hills Farm Forsyth | 16 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Georgia; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Flovilla sees its last frost around April 4 and the first one of fall around November 1. That leaves about 211 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 1, pumpkin patches and orchards near Flovilla often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in Georgia | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 78–91 °F | 5 | 1 |
Plan for heat if you go for apple picking: August highs near Flovilla average 91 °F, so arrive when the farm opens and bring water.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Flovilla, 12 miles away. The actual dates in Flovilla 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 Flovilla, 12 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Flovilla: Backyard Apples, Figs and Pecans. Within 25 miles there are 11 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around April 4 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 1. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Flovilla, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Strawberry Hill in Forsyth, about 11 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Georgia is March to May.
Narrow Way Farm in McDonough, about 14 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Georgia is May to July.
Twin Oaks Fun Farm in Forsyth, about 13 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Georgia is September to October.
Know a farm we don't list yet? Let us know, we update the list regularly.