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There's one place to pick your own fruit in Ovid. Another 13 are within 25 miles. From Lansing, MI, Ovid lies roughly 18 miles to the northeast.
Ripe this week around Ovid
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
- Apples Last weeks around Ovid, typically through early November. 4 farms within 25 mi, closest: Uncle John's Cider Mill (14 mi).
Based on the typical seasons for Michigan, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 28). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
More U-pick farms around Ovid
- 1.6 mi Poor Man's Ponderosa Laingsburg Strawberries
- 9 mi Peacock Road Tree Farm Laingsburg Christmas trees
- 11 mi Davis Family Farm Owosso BlackberriesFlowersPumpkinsStrawberriesTomatoes
- 14 mi Uncle John's Cider Mill Eureka Apples
- 14 mi Clearview Orchards Haslett ApplesPumpkins
- 14 mi Felzke Farms DeWitt Strawberries
- 15 mi Becks Cider Mill Maple Rapids Apples
- 16 mi Phillips Orchard and Cider Mill Saint Johns Apples
- 17 mi Gruber Raspberry Farm Williamston Raspberries
- 18 mi Country Corn Maze Corunna Corn maze
U-pick around Ovid
Within 25 miles of Ovid there are 14 farms on our map in 12 towns. Among them: 5 with strawberries, 4 orchards with apples, 2 pumpkin patches, 2 corn mazes and 1 with blackberries. For 9 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
Ovid's own U-pick farm is Rusty's U-Pick, with vegetables. It sits on 635 S. Hollister Road. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
Where to go for each crop
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | Poor Man's Ponderosa Laingsburg | 2 mi | 5 |
| Apples | Uncle John's Cider Mill Eureka | 14 mi | 4 |
| Pumpkins | Davis Family Farm Owosso | 11 mi | 2 |
| Corn maze | Country Corn Maze Corunna | 18 mi | 2 |
| Blackberries | Davis Family Farm Owosso | 11 mi | 1 |
| Raspberries | Gruber Raspberry Farm Williamston | 17 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Davis Family Farm Owosso | 11 mi | 1 |
Picking calendar for the area
- June: strawberries (5)
- July: strawberries (5), blackberries (1), raspberries (1), flowers (1)
- August: blackberries (1), raspberries (1), flowers (1)
- September: apples (4), pumpkins (2), corn maze (2), blackberries (1), raspberries (1), flowers (1)
- October: apples (4), pumpkins (2), corn maze (2)
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Michigan; each farm sets its own dates.
Ovid picking calendar
Around Ovid the last spring frost usually comes around April 28, and the first fall frost around October 24. That leaves about 179 frost-free days for the farms.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Ovid, 9 miles away. The actual dates in Ovid can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
More towns with U-pick near Ovid
- Laingsburg, MI 2 farms · 5.2 mi
- Williamston, MI 2 farms · 20 mi
- Flushing, MI 2 farms · 27 mi
- Hemlock, MI 7 farms · 32 mi
- Ionia, MI 2 farms · 33 mi
- Charlotte, MI 2 farms · 34 mi
- Fenton, MI 3 farms · 36 mi
- Flint, MI 2 farms · 36 mi
Illustration U-pick farms in Ovid: questions and answers
Are there pick-your-own farms in Ovid, MI?
We know of one farm in Ovid: Rusty's U-Pick. Within 25 miles there are 13 more.
What can you pick in Ovid?
The farms here list vegetables most often. A warm spring or a cold snap shifts the dates, so confirm with the farm before you drive out.
When is the last frost in Ovid?
Around April 28 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 Ovid, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Where is the closest strawberry farm to Ovid?
Poor Man's Ponderosa in Laingsburg, about 2 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Michigan is June to July.
Where is the closest apple orchard to Ovid?
Uncle John's Cider Mill in Eureka, about 14 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Michigan is September to October.
What is the nearest pumpkin patch to Ovid?
Davis Family Farm in Owosso, about 11 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Michigan is September to October.
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