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Carving toolsKill Buck has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 9 are within 25 miles. Kill Buck is about 51 miles south of Buffalo, NY.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from mid June.
Based on the typical seasons for New York, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 18). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Counting Kill Buck itself, we list 10 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 9 towns: 9 with blueberries, 2 with strawberries, 2 with raspberries, 2 pumpkin patches and 1 with blackberries. For 7 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
The one farm inside Kill Buck is Eaton's Blueberries, with blueberries. It sits on 6683 US 219 Business;NY 417. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Eaton's Blueberries Kill Buck | in town | 9 |
| Strawberries | Great Valley Berry Patch Salamanca | 4 mi | 2 |
| Raspberries | Great Valley Berry Patch Salamanca | 4 mi | 2 |
| Pumpkins | Pumpkinville (Pawlowsky Family Farm) Great Valley | 8 mi | 2 |
| Blackberries | Abers Acres Falconer | 22 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Abers Acres Falconer | 22 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in New York; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Kill Buck sees its last frost around May 18 and the first one of fall around October 1. That leaves about 135 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Kill Buck often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in New York | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | July to August | 80–82 °F | 8 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Kill Buck, 2 miles away. The actual dates in Kill Buck 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 Kill Buck, 2 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Kill Buck: Eaton's Blueberries. Within 25 miles there are 9 more.
The farms here list blueberries most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around May 18 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 1. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Kill Buck, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Kill Buck: Eaton's Blueberries. Within 25 miles we list 9 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in New York is July to August.
Great Valley Berry Patch in Salamanca, about 4 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in New York is June to July.
Great Valley Berry Patch in Salamanca, about 4 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with raspberries in total. The usual season in New York is July to September.
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