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Apple gadgetsSanger has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 8 are within 25 miles. From Denton, TX, Sanger lies roughly 6 miles to the north.
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Based on the typical seasons for Texas, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around March 24). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Sanger and you get 9 U-pick farms in 9 towns, including 7 pumpkin patches, 3 with strawberries, 2 with blackberries, 2 for cut flowers and 1 with blueberries. For 7 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
The one farm inside Sanger is Cobbins Family Pumpkin Patch, with pumpkins. It posts updates online and sits on 926 Milam Road E. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Cobbins Family Pumpkin Patch Sanger | in town | 7 |
| Strawberries | Wow U-Pick Farms Krum | 12 mi | 3 |
| Blackberries | Wow U-Pick Farms Krum | 12 mi | 2 |
| Flowers | Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch on the Double Oak Ranch Flower Mound | 19 mi | 2 |
| Blueberries | Wow U-Pick Farms Krum | 12 mi | 1 |
| Peaches | Henrietta Creek Apple Orchard Roanoke | 23 mi | 1 |
| Apples | Henrietta Creek Apple Orchard Roanoke | 23 mi | 1 |
| Lavender | Lavender Ridge Farms Gainesville | 24 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Texas; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Sanger the last spring frost usually comes around March 24, and the first fall frost around November 7. That leaves about 227 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 7, pumpkin patches and orchards near Sanger often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in Texas | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 78–88 °F | 4 | 1 |
In September the average high around Sanger is 88 °F. For the pumpkin patch, an early start beats the midday sun.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Sanger, 7 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, 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 Sanger: Cobbins Family Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles there are 8 more.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Picking dates around Sanger move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around March 24 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 7. 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: Cobbins Family Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles we list 7 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Texas is September to October.
Wow U-Pick Farms in Krum, about 12 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Texas is March to May.
Wow U-Pick Farms in Krum, about 12 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with blackberries in total. The usual season in Texas is May to July.
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