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Carving toolsGlenelg has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 29 are within 25 miles. Glenelg is about 23 miles west of Baltimore, MD.
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Based on the typical seasons for Maryland, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 14). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Counting Glenelg itself, we list 30 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 20 towns: 12 orchards with apples, 9 pumpkin patches, 8 for cut flowers, 7 with blueberries and 6 with strawberries. For 23 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
Glenelg's own U-pick farm is TLV Tree Farm. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Larriland Farm Mount Airy | 6 mi | 12 |
| Pumpkins | Butler's Orchard Germantown | 11 mi | 9 |
| Flowers | Sunflower Farm Lisbon Lisbon | 7 mi | 8 |
| Blueberries | Blueberry Gardens Ashton-Sandy Spring | 6 mi | 7 |
| Strawberries | Larriland Farm Mount Airy | 6 mi | 6 |
| Blackberries | Larriland Farm Mount Airy | 6 mi | 6 |
| Cherries | Larriland Farm Mount Airy | 6 mi | 6 |
| Peaches | Larriland Farm Mount Airy | 6 mi | 5 |
| Corn maze | Mullinix Corn Maze Glenwood | 5 mi | 5 |
| Raspberries | Larriland Farm Mount Airy | 6 mi | 4 |
| Grapes | C & E Farms Glenn Dale | 22 mi | 2 |
| Lavender | Kharis Lavender Fields\u00a0 Gaithersburg | 7 mi | 2 |
| Pears | C & E Farms Glenn Dale | 22 mi | 1 |
| Sunflowers | Sunflower Farm Lisbon Lisbon | 7 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Maryland; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Glenelg sees its last frost around April 14 and the first one of fall around October 29. That leaves about 196 frost-free days for the farms.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Glenelg, 11 miles away. The actual dates in Glenelg can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Glenelg: TLV Tree Farm. Within 25 miles there are 29 more.
The farms here list christmas trees most often. Seasons change every year with the weather, so check the farm's website or call before you go.
Around April 14 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 29. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Glenelg, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Larriland Farm in Mount Airy, about 6 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 12 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Maryland is August to October.
Butler's Orchard in Germantown, about 11 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 9 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Maryland is September to October.
Sunflower Farm Lisbon in Lisbon, about 7 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 8 farms with flowers in total. The usual season in Maryland is June to October.
If a farm is missing here, Tell us, we update the list regularly.