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Carving toolsFultonville has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 16 are within 25 miles. Fultonville is about 89 miles east of Syracuse, NY.
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Based on the typical seasons for New York, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 7). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Fultonville and you get 17 U-pick farms in 14 towns, including 7 orchards with apples, 6 with blueberries, 4 pumpkin patches, 2 with strawberries and 1 with raspberries. 13 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
In Fultonville itself you'll find Bellinger's Orchard, with apples. It posts updates online and sits on 685 Argersinger Rd.. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Bellinger's Orchard Fultonville | in town | 7 |
| Blueberries | Scotch Ridge Berry and Tree Farm Schenectady | 16 mi | 6 |
| Pumpkins | PickAPumpkin Pumpkin Patch Esperance | 12 mi | 4 |
| Strawberries | Altamont Orchards, Inc Altamont | 23 mi | 2 |
| Raspberries | Buhrmaster Family Farm Scotia | 23 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in New York; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Fultonville the last spring frost usually comes around May 7, and the first fall frost around October 7. That leaves about 153 frost-free days for the farms. Late frost keeps the season near Fultonville short, so berries and fruit tend to come in a rush in summer.
| Crop | Typical season in New York | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | September to October | 59–71 °F | 7 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 38 °F and days reach 59 °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 Fultonville, 15 miles away. The actual dates in Fultonville 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 Fultonville, 16 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Fultonville: Bellinger's Orchard. Within 25 miles there are 16 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around May 7 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 7. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Fultonville, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Fultonville: Bellinger's Orchard. Within 25 miles we list 7 farms with apples in total. The usual season in New York is September to October.
Scotch Ridge Berry and Tree Farm in Schenectady, about 16 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in New York is July to August.
PickAPumpkin Pumpkin Patch in Esperance, about 12 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in New York is September to October.
If a farm is missing here, Tell us, we update the list regularly.