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Apple gadgetsGlenwood has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 30 are within 25 miles. Glenwood is about 22 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). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
Counting Glenwood itself, we list 31 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 20 towns: 13 orchards with apples, 10 pumpkin patches, 9 for cut flowers, 8 with strawberries and 7 with blueberries. For 24 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
The one farm inside Glenwood is Mullinix Corn Maze, with corn maze. It posts updates online and sits on Carrs Mill Rd. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Larriland Farm Mount Airy | 4 mi | 13 |
| Pumpkins | Rock Hill Orchard Mount Airy | 8 mi | 10 |
| Flowers | Sunflower Farm Lisbon Lisbon | 4 mi | 9 |
| Strawberries | Larriland Farm Mount Airy | 4 mi | 8 |
| Blueberries | Larriland Farm Mount Airy | 4 mi | 7 |
| Cherries | Larriland Farm Mount Airy | 4 mi | 7 |
| Blackberries | Larriland Farm Mount Airy | 4 mi | 6 |
| Peaches | Larriland Farm Mount Airy | 4 mi | 6 |
| Corn maze | Mullinix Corn Maze Glenwood | in town | 5 |
| Raspberries | Larriland Farm Mount Airy | 4 mi | 4 |
| Sunflowers | Sunflower Farm Lisbon Lisbon | 4 mi | 3 |
| Lavender | Kharis Lavender Fields\u00a0 Gaithersburg | 10 mi | 2 |
| Grapes | Sycamore Spring Farm Frederick | 24 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Maryland; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Glenwood is April 14; the first fall frost arrives around October 29. That leaves about 196 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Maryland | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | September to October | 65–76 °F | 6 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Glenwood, 11 miles away. The actual dates in Glenwood 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 Glenwood, 11 mi away.
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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 Glenwood: Mullinix Corn Maze. Within 25 miles there are 30 more.
The farms here list corn maze most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
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 Glenwood, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Larriland Farm in Mount Airy, about 4 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 13 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Maryland is August to October.
Rock Hill Orchard in Mount Airy, about 8 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 10 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Maryland is September to October.
Sunflower Farm Lisbon in Lisbon, about 4 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 9 farms with flowers in total. The usual season in Maryland is June to October.
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