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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Lawsonville. Another 12 are within 25 miles. From Winston-Salem, NC, Lawsonville lies roughly 29 miles to the north.
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Based on the typical seasons for North Carolina, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 11). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Lawsonville and you get 13 U-pick farms in 11 towns, including 5 with strawberries, 5 with blueberries, 2 with blackberries, 2 with cherries and 2 with peaches. For 6 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
The one farm inside Lawsonville is Boles Strawberries, with strawberries. It sits on 863 NC Hwy 8 North. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | Boles Strawberries Lawsonville | in town | 5 |
| Blueberries | Hagans Lane Blueberries Patrick Springs | 11 mi | 5 |
| Blackberries | Blackberry Knoll Stoneville | 19 mi | 2 |
| Cherries | Levering Orchard Cana | 24 mi | 2 |
| Peaches | Levering Orchard Cana | 24 mi | 2 |
| Apples | Levering Orchard Cana | 24 mi | 2 |
| Raspberries | Windy Hill Orchards Cana | 25 mi | 1 |
| Grapes | Windy Hill Orchards Cana | 25 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in North Carolina; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Lawsonville is April 11; the first fall frost arrives around October 30. That leaves about 202 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in North Carolina | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | April to June | 70–84 °F | 7 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Lawsonville, 6 miles away. The actual dates in Lawsonville 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 Lawsonville, 6 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Lawsonville: Boles Strawberries. Within 25 miles there are 12 more.
The farms here list strawberries most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Boles Strawberries lists pick-your-own strawberries.
Around April 11 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 30. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Lawsonville, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Lawsonville: Boles Strawberries. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in North Carolina is April to June.
Hagans Lane Blueberries in Patrick Springs, about 11 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in North Carolina is June to July.
Blackberry Knoll in Stoneville, about 19 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with blackberries in total. The usual season in North Carolina is June to July.
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