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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Longwood. Another 20 are within 25 miles. Longwood is about 11 miles north of Orlando, FL.
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Coming up next: strawberries from early December.
Based on the typical seasons for Florida. Treat the dates as a guide and check the farm's own update before you drive out.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Longwood and you get 21 U-pick farms in 14 towns, including 8 with blueberries, 5 pumpkin patches, 3 with strawberries, 2 with peaches and 2 corn mazes. 14 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
The one farm inside Longwood is Sanlando Pumpkin Patch, with pumpkins. It posts updates online and sits on 890 West State Road 434. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Tom West Blueberries Ocoee | 14 mi | 8 |
| Pumpkins | Sanlando Pumpkin Patch Longwood | in town | 5 |
| Strawberries | Bekemeyer Family Farm Winter Garden | 16 mi | 3 |
| Peaches | Bekemeyer Family Farm Winter Garden | 16 mi | 2 |
| Corn maze | Great Scott's Country Market Mount Dora | 18 mi | 2 |
| Sunflowers | Bekemeyer Family Farm Winter Garden | 16 mi | 2 |
| Flowers | Bekemeyer Family Farm Winter Garden | 16 mi | 2 |
| Blackberries | U-Pick Blackberries Geneva | 15 mi | 1 |
| Apples | Romac Orchard - Sanford | 10 mi | 1 |
| Grapes | Valley View Vineyard Howey-in-the-Hills | 25 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Florida; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Longwood is January 24; the first fall frost arrives around January 9. That leaves about 352 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Longwood often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Florida | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | October | 85 °F | 5 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Longwood, 9 miles away. The actual dates in Longwood 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 Longwood, 9 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Longwood: Sanlando Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles there are 20 more.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. A warm spring or a cold snap shifts the dates, so confirm with the farm before you drive out.
Around January 24 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around January 9. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Longwood, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Tom West Blueberries in Ocoee, about 14 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 8 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Florida is April to June.
Right in Longwood: Sanlando Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Florida is October.
Bekemeyer Family Farm in Winter Garden, about 16 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Florida is December to April.
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