Blackberry Orchard
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Blackberry Orchard is a U-pick farm at 6300 Danville Road Loop 2 in Nicholasville, KY. Going by its name, the farm is known for blackberries and apples.
Source: the USDA Local Food Directories, where Blackberry Orchard is listed as an agritourism farm. Picking options change, so confirm with the farm first.
Farm details | Type | U-pick farm |
| Address | 6300 Danville Road Loop 2 Nicholasville, KY 40356 |
| What to pick | Blackberries, Apples |
| Typical season in Kentucky | Blackberries: June to July Apples: August to October usual window for the state, it shifts with the weather |
| Frost dates | Last spring frost around April 7 First fall frost around November 1 median of 1991–2020, NOAA weather station 6 mi away |
| Weather in season | Blackberries: highs 84–86 °F, rain on ~8 days/month Apples: highs 71–86 °F, rain on ~5 days/month NOAA 1991–2020 monthly averages, station 6 mi away |
| Distance | 14 mi southwest of Lexington, KY 19 mi southwest of Lexington-Fayette, KY straight line, the drive is longer |
About Blackberry Orchard
What is the address of Blackberry Orchard?
The address is 6300 Danville Road Loop 2, Nicholasville, KY 40356.
Where else can you pick your own near Blackberry Orchard?
Civil War Corn Maze in Bryantsville (6 miles), Fairview Pumpkin Farm in Harrodsburg (13 miles) and Eckert's Versailles Orchard in Versailles (14 miles).
When can you pick at Blackberry Orchard?
Blackberry Orchard is in Kentucky, where the usual window is June–July for blackberries and August–October for apples. At the weather station nearest Blackberry Orchard, the last spring frost comes around April 7 and the first fall frost around November 1. Call ahead: Blackberry Orchard may open earlier or later depending on the crop.
Is Blackberry Orchard close to Lexington?
Blackberry Orchard is about 14 miles southwest of Lexington, KY, measured in a straight line, and about 19 miles from Lexington-Fayette, KY. Driving takes you a little farther than that; the directions button gives the real route.
How warm is it at Blackberry Orchard during blackberry season?
During the usual blackberry season in Kentucky (June to July), daytime highs near Nicholasville average 84–86 °F, with measurable rain on about 8 days a month. Picking in the morning is more comfortable. These are NOAA 1991–2020 averages from the nearest weather station, not a forecast.