U-Pick Nearby
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Apple gadgetsU-pick farms in Plainfield, VT
We know of one U-pick farm in Plainfield. Another 12 are within 25 miles.
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Ripe this week around Plainfield
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from mid June.
Based on the typical seasons for Vermont, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 25). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
More U-pick farms around Plainfield
- 5.8 mi Peck Farm Orchard East Montpelier Apples
- 14 mi Burtt's Apple Orchard Cabot Apples
- 14 mi Too Little Farm Saint Johnsbury Strawberries
- 16 mi Silver Fox Farm Saint Johnsbury Blueberries
- 16 mi Liberty Orchard Brookfield Apples
- 17 mi Dolly Gray Orchard Hardwick Apples
- 19 mi Hartshorn Farm & Amy's Organic Flowers Waitsfield Flowers
- 20 mi Pleasant Valley Blueberries Wolcott Blueberries
- 20 mi Newbury Blueberry Newbury Blueberries
- 23 mi Windy Ridge Orchard and Christmas Tree Farm Haverhill ApplesBlueberriesPumpkinsChristmas trees
U-pick around Plainfield
Draw a 25-mile circle around Plainfield and you get 13 U-pick farms in 12 towns, including 6 orchards with apples, 5 with blueberries, 2 pumpkin patches, 1 with strawberries and 1 for cut flowers. For 8 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
The one farm inside Plainfield is Bartlett Hill The Fruit Patch\u009d, with pumpkins. It sits on 113 Bartlett Rd. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
Where to go for each crop
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Peck Farm Orchard East Montpelier | 6 mi | 6 |
| Blueberries | Silver Fox Farm Saint Johnsbury | 16 mi | 5 |
| Pumpkins | Bartlett Hill The Fruit Patch\u009d Plainfield | in town | 2 |
| Strawberries | Too Little Farm Saint Johnsbury | 14 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Hartshorn Farm & Amy's Organic Flowers Waitsfield | 19 mi | 1 |
Picking calendar for the area
- June: strawberries (1)
- July: blueberries (5), strawberries (1), flowers (1)
- August: blueberries (5), flowers (1)
- September: apples (6), pumpkins (2), flowers (1)
- October: apples (6), pumpkins (2)
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Vermont; each farm sets its own dates.
Plainfield picking calendar
The median last frost near Plainfield is May 25; the first fall frost arrives around September 22. That leaves about 119 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Plainfield often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Vermont | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 56–71 °F | 8 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 32 °F and days reach 56 °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 Plainfield, 2 miles away. The actual dates in Plainfield 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 Plainfield, 2 mi away.
Farmers markets nearby
- Peacham Farmers Market Peacham · 14 mi · Sun 9 AM–12 PM · Jun–Aug · SNAP/EBT
- Caledonia Farmers Market Association - Danville Danville · 18 mi · Wed 9 AM–1 PM · Jun–Oct
- Chelsea Farmers' Market Chelsea · 18 mi · Fri 3 PM–6 PM · May–Oct · SNAP/EBT
More towns with U-pick near Plainfield
- Saint Johnsbury, VT 3 farms · 18 mi
- Starksboro, VT 2 farms · 33 mi
- Williston, VT 5 farms · 34 mi
- Jericho, VT 4 farms · 34 mi
- Bristol, VT 2 farms · 34 mi
- Hinesburg, VT 2 farms · 35 mi
Illustration U-pick farms in Plainfield: questions and answers
Are there pick-your-own farms in Plainfield, VT?
We know of one farm in Plainfield: Bartlett Hill The Fruit Patch\u009d. Within 25 miles there are 12 more.
What can you pick in Plainfield?
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
When is the last frost in Plainfield?
Around May 25 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around September 22. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Plainfield, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
What is the nearest apple orchard to Plainfield?
Peck Farm Orchard in East Montpelier, about 6 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Vermont is September to October.
What is the nearest blueberry farm to Plainfield?
Silver Fox Farm in Saint Johnsbury, about 16 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Vermont is July to August.
What is the nearest pumpkin patch to Plainfield?
Right in Plainfield: Bartlett Hill The Fruit Patch\u009d. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Vermont is September to October.
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