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Peel, core and slice an apple with one crank
The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsU-pick farms in Ignacio, CO
There's one place to pick your own fruit in Ignacio. Another 1 is within 25 miles.
Ripe this week around Ignacio
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: apples from early September.
Based on the typical seasons for Colorado, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around June 1). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
More U-pick farms around Ignacio
- 4.6 mi Falfa Pumpkin Patch Durango Pumpkins
When to pick around Ignacio
Around Ignacio the last spring frost usually comes around June 1, and the first fall frost around September 27. That leaves about 116 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Ignacio often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Colorado | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | September to October | 64–77 °F | 4 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 64 °F and a low of 31 °F near Ignacio.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Ignacio, 4 miles away. The actual dates in Ignacio 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 Ignacio, 4 mi away.
Farmers markets nearby
- Durango Farmers Market Durango · 11 mi · Sat 8 AM–12 PM · May–Sep · SNAP/EBT
Illustration U-pick farms in Ignacio: questions and answers
Are there pick-your-own farms in Ignacio, CO?
We know of one farm in Ignacio: Happy Apple Orchard. Within 25 miles there are 1 more.
What can you pick in Ignacio?
The farms here list apples most often. A warm spring or a cold snap shifts the dates, so confirm with the farm before you drive out.
When is the last frost in Ignacio?
Around June 1 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around September 27. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Ignacio, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
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