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Carving toolsWe know of one U-pick farm in Placentia. Another 12 are within 25 miles. It's about 4 miles from Fullerton, CA, heading east.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from early March.
Based on the typical seasons for California. Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Within 25 miles of Placentia there are 13 farms on our map in 12 towns. Among them: 10 pumpkin patches and 4 with strawberries. 7 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Placentia's own U-pick farm is The Pumpkin Patch, with pumpkins. It sits on 300 East Yorba Linda Boulevard. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | The Pumpkin Patch Placentia | in town | 10 |
| Strawberries | Family Farms Chino | 14 mi | 4 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in California; each farm sets its own dates.
Frost is rare around Placentia: at the nearest NOAA station, half of all years have no freeze at all. Farms around Placentia can grow and open for picking much of the year.
| 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 Placentia, 2 miles away. The actual dates in Placentia 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 Placentia, 2 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Placentia: The Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles there are 12 more.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Right in Placentia: The Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles we list 10 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in California is October.
Family Farms in Chino, about 14 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in California is March to September.
Know a farm we don't list yet? Let us know.