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Carving toolsThere are 2 places to pick your own fruit in Shelley. Another 4 are within 25 miles.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: flowers from mid June.
Based on the typical seasons for Idaho, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 23). Treat the dates as a guide and check the farm's own update before you drive out.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Shelley and you get 6 U-pick farms in 3 towns, including 1 orchard with apples, 1 pumpkin patch, 1 corn maze and 1 for cut flowers. 4 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Isom's Apple Fruit Farm Blackfoot | 20 mi | 1 |
| Pumpkins | U-Pick Pumpkin Patch Idaho Falls | 10 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Wild Adventure Corn Maze Blackfoot | 10 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Shelley's Fresh Produce & Cut Flowers Shelley | in town | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Idaho; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Shelley the last spring frost usually comes around May 23, and the first fall frost around September 20. That leaves about 114 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Shelley often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Idaho | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers | June to September | 75–87 °F | 2 | 1 |
In July the average high around Shelley is 87 °F. For flower picking, an early start beats the midday sun.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Shelley, 12 miles away. The actual dates in Shelley 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 Shelley, 12 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe list 2 farms in Shelley, including Adamson Farms U-Pick and Shelley's Fresh Produce & Cut Flowers. Another 4 are within 25 miles.
The farms here list vegetables and flowers most often. Picking dates around Shelley move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around May 23 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around September 20. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Shelley, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Isom's Apple Fruit Farm in Blackfoot, about 20 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Idaho is August to October.
U-Pick Pumpkin Patch in Idaho Falls, about 10 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Idaho is September to October.
Wild Adventure Corn Maze in Blackfoot, about 10 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Idaho is September to October.
Know a farm we don't list yet? Tell us and we'll add it.