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Apple gadgetsSeymour has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 9 are within 25 miles. Seymour is about 33 miles east of Springfield, MO.
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Based on the typical seasons for Missouri, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 11). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
Counting Seymour itself, we list 10 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 6 towns: 3 with blueberries, 3 with blackberries, 2 with strawberries, 2 orchards with apples and 2 pumpkin patches. 8 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Seymour's own U-pick farm is The Blueberry Patch, with blueberries and pumpkins. It posts updates online and sits on 986 Crosstie Road. 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 | The Blueberry Patch Seymour | in town | 3 |
| Blackberries | Miller's Berry Farm Marshfield | 17 mi | 3 |
| Strawberries | Miller's Berry Farm Marshfield | 17 mi | 2 |
| Apples | Sunshine Valley Farm Rogersville | 20 mi | 2 |
| Pumpkins | The Blueberry Patch Seymour | in town | 2 |
| Sunflowers | Gooseberry Bridge Farm Rogersville | 19 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Gooseberry Bridge Farm Rogersville | 19 mi | 1 |
| Lavender | Black and Blue Berry Farm Rogersville | 22 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Missouri; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Seymour is April 11; the first fall frost arrives around October 26. That leaves about 197 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Missouri | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | June to August | 83–88 °F | 6 | 1 |
| Pumpkins | September to October | 69–80 °F | 5 | 1 |
In July the average high around Seymour is 88 °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 Seymour, 7 miles away. The actual dates in Seymour 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 Seymour, 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 Seymour: The Blueberry Patch. Within 25 miles there are 9 more.
The farms here list blueberries and pumpkins most often. Picking dates around Seymour move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around April 11 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 Seymour, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Seymour: The Blueberry Patch. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Missouri is June to August.
Miller's Berry Farm in Marshfield, about 17 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with blackberries in total. The usual season in Missouri is July to August.
Miller's Berry Farm in Marshfield, about 17 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Missouri is May to June.
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