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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Shallowater. Another 3 are within 25 miles. From Lubbock, TX, Shallowater lies roughly 13 miles to the northwest.
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Based on the typical seasons for Texas, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 4). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
Within 25 miles of Shallowater there are 4 farms on our map in 3 towns. Among them: 2 orchards with apples, 1 corn maze and 1 with lavender. For 3 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
The one farm inside Shallowater is The Lavender Farm, with lavender. It posts updates online and sits on 927 Highway 84. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Gallaghers Apple Orchard, May have closed Lubbock | 13 mi | 2 |
| Corn maze | Atl'Do Farms Lubbock Corn Maze Lubbock | 11 mi | 1 |
| Lavender | The Lavender Farm Shallowater | in town | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Texas; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Shallowater is April 4; the first fall frost arrives around November 2. That leaves about 210 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 2, pumpkin patches and orchards near Shallowater often stay open through October.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Shallowater, 12 miles away. The actual dates in Shallowater can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
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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 Shallowater: The Lavender Farm. Within 25 miles there are 3 more.
The farms here list lavender most often. A warm spring or a cold snap shifts the dates, so confirm with the farm before you drive out.
Around April 4 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 2. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Shallowater, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Gallaghers Apple Orchard, May have closed in Lubbock, about 13 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Texas is August to October.
Atl'Do Farms Lubbock Corn Maze in Lubbock, about 11 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Texas is September to November.
Right in Shallowater: The Lavender Farm. It's the only one we list within 25 miles.
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