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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Monee. Another 13 are within 25 miles. Monee is about 19 miles east of Joliet, IL.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: apples from early August.
Based on the typical seasons for Illinois, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 23). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Monee and you get 14 U-pick farms in 6 towns, including 12 pumpkin patches, 2 orchards with apples and 1 corn maze. 9 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Monee's own U-pick farm is Butterprint Farm Pumpkin Patch, with pumpkins. It posts updates online and sits on 5409 West Court Street. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Butterprint Farm Pumpkin Patch Monee | in town | 12 |
| Apples | Garden Patch Farms & Orchard Homer Glen | 17 mi | 2 |
| Corn maze | Konow's Corn Maze Homer Glen | 16 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Illinois; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Monee is April 23; the first fall frost arrives around October 20. That leaves about 179 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Illinois | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 63–76 °F | 6 | 1 |
October brings highs around 63 °F and mornings near 42 °F, so pack a warm layer for the pumpkin patch.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Monee, 6 miles away. The actual dates in Monee 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 Monee, 6 mi away.
Illustration Viral pumpkin hack
The drill attachment that ends scooping by hand, plus the test-winning carving kit.
Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Monee: Butterprint Farm Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles there are 13 more.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around April 23 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 20. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Monee, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Monee: Butterprint Farm Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles we list 12 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Illinois is September to October.
Garden Patch Farms & Orchard in Homer Glen, about 17 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Illinois is August to October.
Konow's Corn Maze in Homer Glen, about 16 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Illinois is September to October.
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