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Carving toolsWe list 2 U-pick farms in Hemet. Another 15 are within 25 miles. Hemet is about 17 miles northeast of Murrieta, CA.
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Based on the typical seasons for California, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around January 10). Treat the dates as a guide and check the farm's own update before you drive out.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Hemet and you get 17 U-pick farms in 8 towns, including 7 orchards with apples, 5 pumpkin patches, 3 with strawberries, 2 with cherries and 2 with lavender. For 15 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | B&R Organic Cherry Orchard Beaumont | 17 mi | 7 |
| Pumpkins | Pumpkinland Pumpkin Patch Temecula | 16 mi | 5 |
| Strawberries | Temecula Valley Strawberry Farms Fallbrook | 22 mi | 3 |
| Cherries | B&R Organic Cherry Orchard Beaumont | 17 mi | 2 |
| Lavender | Blue Barn Lavender Farm Hemet | 4 mi | 2 |
| Blueberries | Temecula Berry Company Temecula | 17 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in California; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Hemet the last spring frost usually comes around January 10, and the first fall frost around December 23. That leaves about 350 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until December 23, pumpkin patches and orchards near Hemet often stay open through October.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Hemet, 6 miles away. The actual dates in Hemet can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
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Carving toolsWe list 2 farms in Hemet, including Valley View Christmas Trees and Blue Barn Lavender Farm. Another 15 are within 25 miles.
The farms here list christmas trees and lavender most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around January 10 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around December 23. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Hemet, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
B&R Organic Cherry Orchard in Beaumont, about 17 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 7 farms with apples in total. The usual season in California is August to November.
Pumpkinland Pumpkin Patch in Temecula, about 16 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in California is October.
Temecula Valley Strawberry Farms in Fallbrook, about 22 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in California is March to September.
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