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Carving toolsPasadena has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 10 are within 25 miles.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: flowers from mid March.
Based on the typical seasons for California, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around January 8). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Pasadena and you get 11 U-pick farms in 10 towns, including 9 pumpkin patches, 1 corn maze and 1 for cut flowers. 8 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
The one farm inside Pasadena is Pasadena Pumpkin Patch, with pumpkins. It posts updates online and sits on 900 North Lake Avenue. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Pasadena Pumpkin Patch Pasadena | in town | 9 |
| Corn maze | Tapia Brothers Corn Maze Encino | 21 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | DeBellis Ranch Acton | 22 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in California; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Pasadena sees its last frost around January 8 and the first one of fall around January 7. That leaves about 365 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Pasadena often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in California | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | October | 83 °F | 1 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Pasadena, 1 mile away. The actual dates in Pasadena 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 Pasadena, 1 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Pasadena: Pasadena Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles there are 10 more.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around January 8 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around January 7. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Pasadena, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Pasadena: Pasadena Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles we list 9 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in California is October.
Tapia Brothers Corn Maze in Encino, about 21 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in California is September to October.
DeBellis Ranch in Acton, about 22 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in California is April to October.
Know a farm we don't list yet? Send us a tip, we update the list regularly.