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Carving toolsThere are 5 places to pick your own fruit in Hudson. Another 18 are within 25 miles. It's about 31 miles from Clearwater, FL, heading north.
Search the map around Hudson Blueberry picking in Hudson
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Coming up next: strawberries from early December.
Based on the typical seasons for Florida. Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Within 25 miles of Hudson there are 23 farms on our map in 10 towns. Among them: 14 with blueberries, 3 orchards with apples, 3 pumpkin patches, 2 with peaches and 1 with strawberries. For 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Owens Blueberry Farm Hudson | in town | 14 |
| Apples | Rusty Creek Orchard (a Florida Sweeties Orchard) Dade City | 20 mi | 3 |
| Pumpkins | Knights of Columbus - E39328155 Pumpkin Patch Port Richey | 7 mi | 3 |
| Peaches | Peachy Keen Orchard (a Florida Sweeties Orchard) Dade City | 20 mi | 2 |
| Strawberries | Bearrs Groves Tampa | 22 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Florida; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Hudson is February 5; the first fall frost arrives around January 1. That leaves about 322 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Hudson often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Florida | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | April to June | 83–90 °F | 6 | 5 |
Blueberry season here runs into June, when afternoon highs average 90 °F. Most farms open early, and the morning is the easier time to pick.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Hudson, 10 miles away. The actual dates in Hudson 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 Hudson, 12 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe list 5 farms in Hudson, including Blueberry Blessings, DDDO. LLC, dba Blueberry Bliss Farm and Owens Blueberry Farm. Another 18 are within 25 miles.
The farms here list blueberries most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around February 5 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around January 1. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Hudson, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Hudson: Owens Blueberry Farm. Within 25 miles we list 14 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Florida is April to June.
Rusty Creek Orchard (a Florida Sweeties Orchard) in Dade City, about 20 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with apples in total.
Knights of Columbus - E39328155 Pumpkin Patch in Port Richey, about 7 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Florida is October.
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