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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in logan. Another 9 are within 25 miles. It's about 26 miles from Omaha, NE, heading north.
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Based on the typical seasons for Iowa, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 29). Treat the dates as a guide and check the farm's own update before you drive out.
Within 25 miles of logan there are 10 farms on our map in 8 towns. Among them: 4 orchards with apples, 4 pumpkin patches, 2 with raspberries, 2 with peaches and 1 with blueberries. For 3 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
logan's own U-pick farm is hodge greenhouse and orchard, with apples. It sits on 2615 monroe ave. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | hodge greenhouse and orchard logan | in town | 4 |
| Pumpkins | Skinny Bones Pumpkin Patch Blair | 20 mi | 4 |
| Raspberries | Trapple Orchard Tekamah | 15 mi | 2 |
| Peaches | Trapple Orchard Tekamah | 15 mi | 2 |
| Blueberries | Douglas Orchard Carter Lake | 24 mi | 1 |
| Blackberries | Trapple Orchard Tekamah | 15 mi | 1 |
| Cherries | Trapple Orchard Tekamah | 15 mi | 1 |
| Pears | Trapple Orchard Tekamah | 15 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Country Bouquet Omaha | 15 mi | 1 |
| Lavender | Loess Hills Lavender Farm Missouri Valley | 6 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Iowa; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near logan is April 29; the first fall frost arrives around October 8. That leaves about 162 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Iowa | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | September to October | 65–78 °F | 5 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 65 °F and a low of 38 °F near logan.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to logan, 3 miles away. The actual dates in logan 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 logan, 3 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in logan: hodge greenhouse and orchard. Within 25 miles there are 9 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Seasons change every year with the weather, so check the farm's website or call before you go.
Around April 29 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 8. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest logan, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in logan: hodge greenhouse and orchard. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Iowa is September to October.
Skinny Bones Pumpkin Patch in Blair, about 20 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Iowa is September to October.
Trapple Orchard in Tekamah, about 15 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with raspberries in total. The usual season in Iowa is July to September.
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