Illustration Satisfying to watch
Peel, core and slice an apple with one crank
The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsMims has 4 U-pick farms. Another 5 are within 25 miles. It's about 33 miles from Orlando, FL, heading east.
Search the map around Mims Blueberry picking in Mims
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: blueberries from early April.
Based on the typical seasons for Florida. A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
Within 25 miles of Mims there are 9 farms on our map in 6 towns. Among them: 4 with blueberries, 1 with blackberries and 1 pumpkin patch. 6 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Holland Family (Blueberry) Farm Mims | in town | 4 |
| Blackberries | U-Pick Blackberries Geneva | 15 mi | 1 |
| Pumpkins | Pappy's Patch FL | 20 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Florida; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Mims is February 10; the first fall frost arrives around January 8. That leaves about 327 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Mims often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Florida | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | April to June | 79–88 °F | 7 | 3 |
Plan for heat if you go for blueberry picking: June highs near Mims average 88 °F, so arrive when the farm opens and bring water.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Mims, 1 mile away. The actual dates in Mims 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 Mims, 7 mi away.
Illustration Satisfying to watch
The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe list 4 farms in Mims, including Ever After Farms U-Pick Blueberry Farm, Meadors Blueberry Farm and Sledd's U-Pick Farm. Another 5 are within 25 miles.
The farms here list blueberries and vegetables most often. Picking dates around Mims move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around February 10 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around January 8. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Mims, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Mims: Holland Family (Blueberry) Farm. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Florida is April to June.
U-Pick Blackberries in Geneva, about 15 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Florida is May to June.
Pappy's Patch in FL, about 20 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Florida is October.
Know a farm we don't list yet? Tell us, we update the list regularly.