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Carving toolsSinks Grove has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 6 are within 25 miles.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from mid May.
Based on the typical seasons for West Virginia, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 26). Treat the dates as a guide and check the farm's own update before you drive out.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Sinks Grove and you get 7 U-pick farms in 7 towns, including 3 orchards with apples, 2 with blueberries, 2 pumpkin patches, 1 with strawberries and 1 with peaches. For 4 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
The one farm inside Sinks Grove is Morgan Orchard, with apples. It sits on 2037 Neff Orchard Road. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Morgan Orchard Sinks Grove | in town | 3 |
| Blueberries | Woodall Blueberries Blacksburg | 21 mi | 2 |
| Pumpkins | Sunset Berry Farm Alderson | 6 mi | 2 |
| Strawberries | Sunset Berry Farm Alderson | 6 mi | 1 |
| Peaches | Sunset Berry Farm Alderson | 6 mi | 1 |
| Sunflowers | Sunset Berry Farm Alderson | 6 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in West Virginia; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Sinks Grove sees its last frost around April 26 and the first one of fall around October 17. That leaves about 173 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in West Virginia | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 68–83 °F | 6 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 68 °F and a low of 41 °F near Sinks Grove.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Sinks Grove, 9 miles away. The actual dates in Sinks Grove 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 Sinks Grove, 9 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Sinks Grove: Morgan Orchard. Within 25 miles there are 6 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around April 26 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 17. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Sinks Grove, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Sinks Grove: Morgan Orchard. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with apples in total. The usual season in West Virginia is August to October.
Woodall Blueberries in Blacksburg, about 21 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in West Virginia is June to August.
Sunset Berry Farm in Alderson, about 6 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in West Virginia is September to October.
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