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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Sanger. Another 7 are within 25 miles. It's about 14 miles from Fresno, CA, heading southeast.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: blueberries from mid April.
Based on the typical seasons for California, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around January 30). Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Sanger and you get 8 U-pick farms in 5 towns, including 5 pumpkin patches, 1 with blueberries, 1 with blackberries, 1 with cherries and 1 corn maze. 5 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Sanger's own U-pick farm is The Pumpkin Grove - Hobb's Pumpkin Grove - Billy Bob's, with pumpkins. It sits on 14265 E. Goodfellow Avenue. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | The Pumpkin Grove - Hobb's Pumpkin Grove - Billy Bob's Sanger | in town | 5 |
| Blueberries | Mountain Brook Ranch Clovis | 21 mi | 1 |
| Blackberries | Mountain Brook Ranch Clovis | 21 mi | 1 |
| Cherries | Mountain Brook Ranch Clovis | 21 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Lady Liberty Maze at Cobb Christmas Tree Farm Fresno | 20 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in California; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Sanger the last spring frost usually comes around January 30, and the first fall frost around December 11. That leaves about 319 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until December 11, pumpkin patches and orchards near Sanger often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in California | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | October | 79 °F | 1 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Sanger, 12 miles away. The actual dates in Sanger 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 Sanger, 13 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 Sanger: The Pumpkin Grove - Hobb's Pumpkin Grove - Billy Bob's. Within 25 miles there are 7 more.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. A warm spring or a cold snap shifts the dates, so confirm with the farm before you drive out.
Around January 30 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around December 11. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Sanger, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Sanger: The Pumpkin Grove - Hobb's Pumpkin Grove - Billy Bob's. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in California is October.
Mountain Brook Ranch in Clovis, about 21 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in California is May to July.
Mountain Brook Ranch in Clovis, about 21 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in California is June to August.
If a farm is missing here, Let us know.