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Apple gadgetsWe know of one U-pick farm in Loudonville. Another 20 are within 25 miles. Loudonville is about 44 miles southwest of Akron, OH.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from mid May.
Based on the typical seasons for Ohio, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 30). Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
Counting Loudonville itself, we list 21 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 11 towns: 11 pumpkin patches, 9 orchards with apples, 8 with blueberries, 5 with strawberries and 4 with raspberries. For 11 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
Loudonville's own U-pick farm is Blueberries Alive - Stehli Farms, with blueberries. It posts updates online and sits on 532 County Road 2302. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Bauman's Orchards (Scenic Ridge Fruit Farm) Ashland | 8 mi | 11 |
| Apples | Malabar Peach Orchard Jeromesville | 5 mi | 9 |
| Blueberries | Blueberries Alive - Stehli Farms Loudonville | in town | 8 |
| Strawberries | Bauman's Orchards (Scenic Ridge Fruit Farm) Ashland | 8 mi | 5 |
| Raspberries | Moreland Fruit Farm Wooster | 14 mi | 4 |
| Blackberries | Moreland Fruit Farm Wooster | 14 mi | 3 |
| Peaches | Malabar Peach Orchard Jeromesville | 5 mi | 3 |
| Grapes | Bauman's Orchards (Scenic Ridge Fruit Farm) Ashland | 8 mi | 3 |
| Cherries | Sanor's Millersburg | 24 mi | 1 |
| Lavender | Olivesburg Berry Patch Mansfield | 15 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Ohio; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Loudonville is April 30; the first fall frost arrives around October 15. That leaves about 168 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Ohio | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | June to August | 79–83 °F | 7 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Loudonville, 10 miles away. The actual dates in Loudonville 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 Loudonville, 16 mi away.
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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Loudonville: Blueberries Alive - Stehli Farms. Within 25 miles there are 20 more.
The farms here list blueberries most often. A warm spring or a cold snap shifts the dates, so confirm with the farm before you drive out.
Around April 30 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 15. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Loudonville, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Bauman's Orchards (Scenic Ridge Fruit Farm) in Ashland, about 8 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 11 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Ohio is September to October.
Malabar Peach Orchard in Jeromesville, about 5 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 9 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Ohio is August to October.
Right in Loudonville: Blueberries Alive - Stehli Farms. Within 25 miles we list 8 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Ohio is June to August.
Did a farm close, or is one missing? Let us know, we update the list regularly.