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Apple gadgetsThere are 2 places to pick your own fruit in Lebanon. Another 16 are within 25 miles. It's about 50 miles from Allentown, PA, heading west.
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Based on the typical seasons for Pennsylvania, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 20). Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
Counting Lebanon itself, we list 18 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 13 towns: 8 with strawberries, 5 pumpkin patches, 4 orchards with apples, 4 corn mazes and 2 with blueberries. For 7 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | Hoover's Farm Lititz | 14 mi | 8 |
| Pumpkins | Lions Club Pumpkin Patch Shartlesville | 18 mi | 5 |
| Apples | Grays Apple Ridge Swatara Township | 6 mi | 4 |
| Corn maze | Toms' Corn and Soybean Maze Lebanon | in town | 4 |
| Blueberries | Spring Meadow Acres Elizabethtown | 13 mi | 2 |
| Raspberries | Spring Meadow Acres Elizabethtown | 13 mi | 2 |
| Peaches | Brecknock Orchard Mohnton | 20 mi | 2 |
| Sunflowers | Moyer's Fruits and Treasures Robesonia | 15 mi | 2 |
| Blackberries | Brecknock Orchard Mohnton | 20 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Pennsylvania; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Lebanon sees its last frost around April 20 and the first one of fall around October 25. That leaves about 185 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Pennsylvania | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | September to October | 64–76 °F | 7 | 2 |
By October nights drop to about 44 °F and days reach 64 °F, so a jacket helps for a maze walk late in the day.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Lebanon, 5 miles away. The actual dates in Lebanon 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 Lebanon, 5 mi away.
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Apple gadgetsWe list 2 farms in Lebanon, including Seyfert's Corn Maze and Toms' Corn and Soybean Maze. Another 16 are within 25 miles.
The farms here list corn maze most often. Before a trip to Lebanon, check the farm's website or social media for what is ripe.
Around April 20 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 25. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Lebanon, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Hoover's Farm in Lititz, about 14 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 8 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Pennsylvania is May to June.
Lions Club Pumpkin Patch in Shartlesville, about 18 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Pennsylvania is September to October.
Grays Apple Ridge in Swatara Township, about 6 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Pennsylvania is August to October.
Also in Lebanon: 1 Christmas tree farm on our sister site Christmas Tree Farms Nearby.
Did a farm close, or is one missing? Tell us and we'll add it.