U-Pick Nearby
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Peel, core and slice an apple with one crank
The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsU-pick farms in Saint Helen, MI
We know of one U-pick farm in Saint Helen. Another 1 is within 25 miles.
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Ripe this week around Saint Helen
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: apples from early September.
Based on the typical seasons for Michigan, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 19). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
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Saint Helen picking calendar
The median last frost near Saint Helen is May 19; the first fall frost arrives around September 23. That leaves about 125 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Saint Helen often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Michigan | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 57–71 °F | 6 | 1 |
October brings highs around 57 °F and mornings near 37 °F, so pack a warm layer for the pumpkin patch.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Saint Helen, 11 miles away. The actual dates in Saint Helen 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 Saint Helen, 11 mi away.
Illustration U-pick farms in Saint Helen: questions and answers
Are there pick-your-own farms in Saint Helen, MI?
We know of one farm in Saint Helen: The Howling Pumpkin. Within 25 miles there are 1 more.
What can you pick in Saint Helen?
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Picking dates around Saint Helen move with the weather, so call or check online first.
When is the last frost in Saint Helen?
Around May 19 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around September 23. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Saint Helen, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
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