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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Monroe City. Another 3 are within 25 miles. It's about 42 miles from Evansville, IN, heading north.
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Based on the typical seasons for Indiana, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 20). Treat the dates as a guide and check the farm's own update before you drive out.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Monroe City and you get 4 U-pick farms in 3 towns, including 1 with blueberries, 1 with peaches, 1 orchard with apples and 1 pumpkin patch. For 4 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
In Monroe City itself you'll find Brad's Berry and Peach, with peaches. It posts updates online and sits on 066 South State Road 61. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Benson's Blueberries \/ Bensons Berry Farm Lawrenceville | 25 mi | 1 |
| Peaches | Brad's Berry and Peach Monroe City | in town | 1 |
| Apples | Apple Hill Orchard (Bruceville) Vincennes | 18 mi | 1 |
| Pumpkins | Dorney's Pumpkin Patch Lawrenceville | 25 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Indiana; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Monroe City sees its last frost around April 20 and the first one of fall around October 22. That leaves about 186 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Indiana | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peaches | July to September | 80–86 °F | 6 | 1 |
Plan for heat if you go for peach picking: July highs near Monroe City average 86 °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 Monroe City, 6 miles away. The actual dates in Monroe City 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 Monroe City, 6 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Monroe City: Brad's Berry and Peach. Within 25 miles there are 3 more.
The farms here list peaches most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around April 20 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 22. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Monroe City, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Benson's Blueberries \/ Bensons Berry Farm in Lawrenceville, about 25 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Indiana is June to August.
Right in Monroe City: Brad's Berry and Peach. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Indiana is July to September.
Apple Hill Orchard (Bruceville) in Vincennes, about 18 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Indiana is August to October.
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