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Apple gadgetsPerryville has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 3 are within 25 miles. Perryville is about 65 miles south of St. Louis, MO.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: blueberries from early June.
Based on the typical seasons for Missouri, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 19). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Perryville and you get 4 U-pick farms in 4 towns, including 2 pumpkin patches, 1 with blueberries, 1 with blackberries and 1 orchard with apples. For 2 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
Perryville's own U-pick farm is Perryville Pumpkin Farm, with pumpkins. It posts updates online and sits on 1410 Allens Landing Road. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Perryville Pumpkin Farm Perryville | in town | 2 |
| Blueberries | Liberty Blueberry Farm (Southeast) Farmington | 25 mi | 1 |
| Blackberries | G and C Meyer Farm Steeleville | 21 mi | 1 |
| Apples | Guten Tag Orchard Chester | 15 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Missouri; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Perryville is April 19; the first fall frost arrives around October 20. That leaves about 182 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Missouri | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 70–81 °F | 5 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 43 °F and days reach 70 °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 Perryville, 4 miles away. The actual dates in Perryville 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 Perryville, 4 mi away.
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Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Perryville: Perryville Pumpkin Farm. Within 25 miles there are 3 more.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. A warm spring or a cold snap shifts the dates, so confirm with the farm before you drive out.
Around April 19 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 20. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Perryville, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Perryville: Perryville Pumpkin Farm. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Missouri is September to October.
Liberty Blueberry Farm (Southeast) in Farmington, about 25 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Missouri is June to August.
G and C Meyer Farm in Steeleville, about 21 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Missouri is July to August.
If a farm is missing here, Tell us, we update the list regularly.