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Apple gadgetsWe know of one U-pick farm in Jamestown. Another 4 are within 25 miles. Jamestown is about 60 miles west of Knoxville, TN.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: blueberries from mid June.
Based on the typical seasons for Tennessee, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 17). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Jamestown and you get 5 U-pick farms in 5 towns, including 2 with blueberries, 1 orchard with apples, 1 pumpkin patch and 1 corn maze. For 2 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
The one farm inside Jamestown is Edwards Orchard, with apples. It posts updates online and sits on 055 Roslin Road. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Schrock Honeyacres Monterey | 11 mi | 2 |
| Apples | Edwards Orchard Jamestown | in town | 1 |
| Pumpkins | Little 8 Acres Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch Rickman | 23 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Little 8 Acres Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch Rickman | 23 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Tennessee; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Jamestown is April 17; the first fall frost arrives around October 23. That leaves about 188 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Tennessee | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 68–82 °F | 7 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Jamestown, 9 miles away. The actual dates in Jamestown 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 Jamestown, 9 mi away.
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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Jamestown: Edwards Orchard. Within 25 miles there are 4 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around April 17 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 23. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Jamestown, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Schrock Honeyacres in Monterey, about 11 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Tennessee is June to July.
Right in Jamestown: Edwards Orchard. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Tennessee is August to October.
Little 8 Acres Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch in Rickman, about 23 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Tennessee is September to October.
Did a farm close, or is one missing? Let us know, we update the list regularly.