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Carving toolsRickman has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 7 are within 25 miles. It's about 64 miles from Murfreesboro, TN, heading northeast.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: blueberries from early June.
Based on the typical seasons for Tennessee, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 12). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Within 25 miles of Rickman there are 8 farms on our map in 7 towns. Among them: 4 with blueberries, 2 orchards with apples, 1 pumpkin patch and 1 corn maze. 4 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Rickman's own U-pick farm is Little 8 Acres Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch, with pumpkins and corn maze. It posts updates online and sits on 924 Rickman/Monterey Hwy 293. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Mountain Harvest Farm Livingston | 8 mi | 4 |
| Apples | Hidden Springs Orchard Cookeville | 12 mi | 2 |
| Pumpkins | Little 8 Acres Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch Rickman | in town | 1 |
| Corn maze | Little 8 Acres Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch Rickman | in town | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Tennessee; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Rickman is April 12; the first fall frost arrives around October 25. That leaves about 195 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Tennessee | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 71–81 °F | 5 | 1 |
| Corn maze | September to October | 71–81 °F | 5 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 71 °F and a low of 45 °F near Rickman.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Rickman, 8 miles away. The actual dates in Rickman 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 Rickman, 8 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Rickman: Little 8 Acres Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles there are 7 more.
The farms here list pumpkins and corn maze most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around April 12 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 25. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Rickman, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Mountain Harvest Farm in Livingston, about 8 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Tennessee is June to July.
Hidden Springs Orchard in Cookeville, about 12 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Tennessee is August to October.
Right in Rickman: Little 8 Acres Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Tennessee is September to October.
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