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Fort Myers has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 3 are within 25 miles. It's about 5 miles from Cape Coral, FL, heading east.
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Ripe this week around Fort Myers
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: pumpkins from early October.
Based on the typical seasons for Florida. A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
More U-pick farms around Fort Myers
- 17 mi Farmer Mike's U-Pick Bonita Springs Vegetables
- 20 mi U-Pick Citrus Immokalee Vegetables
- 25 mi North Naples UMC Pumpkin Patch Naples Pumpkins
The Fort Myers area at a glance
Draw a 25-mile circle around Fort Myers and you get 4 U-pick farms in 4 towns, including 2 pumpkin patches. For 3 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
In Fort Myers itself you'll find Uncle Al's Pumpkin Patch & Christmas Trees, with pumpkins. It sits on 170 S Cleveland Ave. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
Where to go for each crop
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Uncle Al's Pumpkin Patch & Christmas Trees Fort Myers | in town | 2 |
Best time for U-pick near Fort Myers
In a typical year Fort Myers sees its last frost around January 16 and the first one of fall around January 13. That leaves about 365 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Fort Myers often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Florida | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | October | 87 °F | 5 | 1 |
Plan for heat if you go for the pumpkin patch: October highs near Fort Myers average 87 °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 Fort Myers, 1 mile away. The actual dates in Fort Myers 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 Fort Myers, 1 mi away.
Farmers markets nearby
- Cape Coral Farmers Market Cape Coral · 5 mi · Sat 8 AM–1 PM · SNAP/EBT
- Koreshan State Park Farmers Market Estero · 10 mi · Sun 8 AM–1 PM
- Estero Farmers Market at Miromar Outlets Estero · 11 mi · Sat 9 AM–1 PM
U-pick in nearby towns
- Bonita Springs, FL 1 farm · 17 mi
- LaBelle, FL 3 farms · 30 mi
Illustration U-pick farms in Fort Myers: questions and answers
Are there pick-your-own farms in Fort Myers, FL?
We know of one farm in Fort Myers: Uncle Al's Pumpkin Patch & Christmas Trees. Within 25 miles there are 3 more.
What can you pick in Fort Myers?
The farms here list pumpkins and christmas trees most often. Picking dates around Fort Myers move with the weather, so call or check online first.
When is the last frost in Fort Myers?
Around January 16 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around January 13. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Fort Myers, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
What is the nearest pumpkin patch to Fort Myers?
Right in Fort Myers: Uncle Al's Pumpkin Patch & Christmas Trees. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Florida is October.
If a farm is missing here, Let us know.