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Carving toolsHyde Park has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 12 are within 25 miles.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from mid June.
Based on the typical seasons for Vermont, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 20). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Counting Hyde Park itself, we list 13 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 11 towns: 5 orchards with apples, 4 with blueberries, 2 with strawberries, 2 pumpkin patches and 1 with raspberries. For 9 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
In Hyde Park itself you'll find Applecheek Farm, with apples. It sits on 567 McFarlane Road. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Applecheek Farm Hyde Park | in town | 5 |
| Blueberries | Pleasant Valley Blueberries Wolcott | 5 mi | 4 |
| Strawberries | Chamberlin's Garden and Farm Market Jericho | 20 mi | 2 |
| Pumpkins | Chamberlin's Garden and Farm Market Jericho | 20 mi | 2 |
| Raspberries | Morse Hillside Farm Jericho | 23 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Chamberlin's Garden and Farm Market Jericho | 20 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Vermont; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Hyde Park is May 20; the first fall frost arrives around September 28. That leaves about 129 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Hyde Park often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Vermont | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | September to October | 56–70 °F | 7 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 35 °F and days reach 56 °F, so a jacket helps for a hayride late in the day.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Hyde Park, 5 miles away. The actual dates in Hyde 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 Hyde Park, 5 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Hyde Park: Applecheek Farm. Within 25 miles there are 12 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around May 20 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around September 28. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Hyde Park, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Hyde Park: Applecheek Farm. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Vermont is September to October.
Pleasant Valley Blueberries in Wolcott, about 5 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Vermont is July to August.
Chamberlin's Garden and Farm Market in Jericho, about 20 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Vermont is June to July.
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