Matt Family Orchard
You'll find Matt Family Orchard in Hockley. It's a U-pick farm. As the name says, apples are the draw here.
Source: the USDA Local Food Directories, where Matt Family Orchard is listed as an agritourism farm. Picking options change, so confirm with the farm first.
| Type | U-pick farm |
|---|---|
| Address | Hockley, TX |
| What to pick | Apples |
| Typical season in Texas | Apples: August to October usual window for the state, it shifts with the weather |
| Frost dates | Last spring frost around February 19 First fall frost around December 3 median of 1991–2020, NOAA weather station 12 mi away |
| Weather in season | Apples: highs 82–95 °F, rain on ~5 days/month NOAA 1991–2020 monthly averages, station 12 mi away |
| Distance | 30 mi northwest of Houston, TX 40 mi northwest of Pasadena, TX straight line, the drive is longer |