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Great Bend has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 1 is within 25 miles. Great Bend is about 91 miles northwest of Wichita, KS.
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Ripe this week around Great Bend
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: apples from early August.
Based on the typical seasons for Kansas, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 24). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
More U-pick farms around Great Bend
- 18 mi Cain City Orchard Bushton Apples
When to pick around Great Bend
Around Great Bend the last spring frost usually comes around April 24, and the first fall frost around October 15. That leaves about 172 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Kansas | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 69–82 °F | 3 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 69 °F and a low of 42 °F near Great Bend.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Great Bend, 5 miles away. The actual dates in Great Bend 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 Great Bend, 5 mi away.
Illustration U-pick farms in Great Bend: questions and answers
Are there pick-your-own farms in Great Bend, KS?
We know of one farm in Great Bend: Long Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles there are 1 more.
What can you pick in Great Bend?
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
When is the last frost in Great Bend?
Around April 24 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 15. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Great Bend, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
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