Illustration Viral pumpkin hack
Gut a pumpkin in seconds with your drill
The drill attachment that ends scooping by hand, plus the test-winning carving kit.
Carving toolsWe know of one U-pick farm in Granville. Another 3 are within 25 miles. Granville is about 42 miles northeast of North Peoria, IL.
Search the map around Granville
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Based on the typical seasons for Illinois, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 18). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Granville and you get 4 U-pick farms in 3 towns, including 3 orchards with apples and 1 pumpkin patch. 2 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
The one farm inside Granville is Boggios Orchard and Produce, with apples. It posts updates online and sits on 087 IL Hwy 71. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Boggios Orchard and Produce Granville | in town | 3 |
| Pumpkins | Hilly Lane Pumpkins Sparland | 23 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Illinois; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Granville the last spring frost usually comes around April 18, and the first fall frost around October 22. That leaves about 188 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Illinois | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 64–82 °F | 6 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 41 °F and days reach 64 °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 Granville, 6 miles away. The actual dates in Granville 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 Granville, 9 mi away.
Illustration Viral pumpkin hack
The drill attachment that ends scooping by hand, plus the test-winning carving kit.
Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Granville: Boggios Orchard and Produce. Within 25 miles there are 3 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Picking dates around Granville move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around April 18 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 22. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Granville, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Granville: Boggios Orchard and Produce. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Illinois is August to October.
Hilly Lane Pumpkins in Sparland, about 23 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Illinois is September to October.
Did a farm close, or is one missing? Let us know.