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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 U-pick farm in Grosse Pointe Park. Grosse Pointe Park is about 7 miles northeast of Detroit, MI.
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Based on the typical seasons for Michigan, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 29). Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
In a typical year Grosse Pointe Park sees its last frost around April 29 and the first one of fall around October 22. That leaves about 176 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Michigan | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | September to October | 60–73 °F | 6 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 60 °F and a low of 43 °F near Grosse Pointe Park.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Grosse Pointe Park, 3 miles away. The actual dates in Grosse Pointe Park 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 Grosse Pointe Park, 3 mi away.
Illustration Satisfying to watch
The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Grosse Pointe Park: Core Orchards Detroit.
The farms here list apples most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around April 29 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 Grosse Pointe Park, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
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