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There's one place to pick your own fruit in Muscatine. Another 2 are within 25 miles. From Davenport, IA, Muscatine lies roughly 19 miles to the west.
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Ripe this week around Muscatine
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: flowers from mid June.
Based on the typical seasons for Iowa, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 18). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
More U-pick farms around Muscatine
- 9.9 mi Buffalo Pumpkin Patch Buffalo Pumpkins
- 22 mi Miss Effie's Country Flowers and Garden Stuff Eldridge Flowers
What you can pick near Muscatine
Counting Muscatine itself, we list 3 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 3 towns: 2 pumpkin patches and 1 for cut flowers. 1 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
In Muscatine itself you'll find Red Barn Pumpkin Farm, with pumpkins. It sits on 998 New Era Road. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
Closest farm for each crop
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Red Barn Pumpkin Farm Muscatine | in town | 2 |
| Flowers | Miss Effie's Country Flowers and Garden Stuff Eldridge | 22 mi | 1 |
Picking calendar for the area
- July: flowers (1)
- August: flowers (1)
- September: pumpkins (2), flowers (1)
- October: pumpkins (2)
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Iowa; each farm sets its own dates.
Muscatine picking calendar
In a typical year Muscatine sees its last frost around April 18 and the first one of fall around October 24. That leaves about 188 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Iowa | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 64–77 °F | 5 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 43 °F and days reach 64 °F, so a jacket helps for a hayride late in the day.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Muscatine, 5 miles away. The actual dates in Muscatine 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 Muscatine, 5 mi away.
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Illustration U-pick farms in Muscatine: questions and answers
How many U-pick farms are in Muscatine, IA?
We know of one farm in Muscatine: Red Barn Pumpkin Farm. Within 25 miles there are 2 more.
What can you pick in Muscatine?
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Picking dates around Muscatine move with the weather, so call or check online first.
When is the last frost in Muscatine?
Around April 18 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 24. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Muscatine, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
What is the nearest pumpkin patch to Muscatine?
Right in Muscatine: Red Barn Pumpkin Farm. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Iowa is September to October.
Where is the closest flower farm to Muscatine?
Miss Effie's Country Flowers and Garden Stuff in Eldridge, about 22 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Iowa is July to September.
If a farm is missing here, Tell us, we update the list regularly.