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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Poca. From Ironville, KY, Poca lies roughly 47 miles to the east.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: blueberries from early June.
Based on the typical seasons for West Virginia, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 18). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
The median last frost near Poca is April 18; the first fall frost arrives around October 26. That leaves about 189 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in West Virginia | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | June to August | 84–87 °F | 7 | 1 |
In July the average high around Poca is 87 °F. For blueberry picking, an early start beats the midday sun.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Poca, 6 miles away. The actual dates in Poca 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 Poca, 7 mi away.
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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Poca: Shady Oaks Blueberry Farm.
The farms here list blueberries most often. Seasons change every year with the weather, so check the farm's website or call before you go.
Around April 18 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 26. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Poca, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
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