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Spring Grove has 2 U-pick farms. Another 33 are within 25 miles. Spring Grove is about 31 miles north of Elgin, IL.
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Ripe this week around Spring Grove
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from mid May.
Based on the typical seasons for Illinois, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 30). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
More U-pick farms around Spring Grove
- 4.8 mi Stade's Farm and Market McHenry ApplesPumpkinsRaspberriesStrawberriesTomatoesVegetablesCorn maze
- 7.2 mi Harvest Time Orchards Twin Lakes ApplesCherriesPumpkins
- 7.8 mi Hafs Road Orchard Village of Bloomfield Apples
- 11 mi Krueger's Vegetable Farm Stand Lakemoor Tomatoes
- 11 mi Sun Berry Orchard Woodstock Apples
- 12 mi Brightonwood's Orchard Kansasville Apples
- 12 mi Sun Berry Orchard Farm \u2013 Woodstock Woodstock Apples
- 13 mi Homestead Orchard Woodstock ApplesBlackberriesCherriesPears
- 13 mi Heider's Berry Farm Woodstock RaspberriesStrawberries
- 14 mi Royal Oak Farm Orchard Harvard ApplesBlackberriesPumpkinsRaspberries
What you can pick near Spring Grove
Counting Spring Grove itself, we list 35 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 18 towns: 22 orchards with apples, 14 pumpkin patches, 9 with strawberries, 6 with raspberries and 5 corn mazes. For 25 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
Nearest place to pick, by crop
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Oriole Springs Orchard Spring Grove | in town | 22 |
| Pumpkins | Stade's Farm and Market McHenry | 5 mi | 14 |
| Strawberries | Stade's Farm and Market McHenry | 5 mi | 9 |
| Raspberries | Stade's Farm and Market McHenry | 5 mi | 6 |
| Corn maze | Richardson Adventure Farm & Corn Maze Spring Grove | in town | 5 |
| Blackberries | Homestead Orchard Woodstock | 13 mi | 2 |
| Cherries | Harvest Time Orchards Twin Lakes | 7 mi | 2 |
| Pears | Homestead Orchard Woodstock | 13 mi | 2 |
| Blueberries | McCann Berry Farm Woodstock | 17 mi | 1 |
| Peaches | Apple Holler Sturtevant | 19 mi | 1 |
| Sunflowers | Thompson's Strawberry Farm Bristol | 14 mi | 1 |
What's usually ripe near Spring Grove
- May: strawberries (9)
- June: strawberries (9), raspberries (6), cherries (2), blueberries (1)
- July: raspberries (6), blackberries (2), cherries (2), blueberries (1), peaches (1), sunflowers (1)
- August: apples (22), raspberries (6), blackberries (2), blueberries (1), peaches (1), sunflowers (1)
- September: apples (22), pumpkins (14), raspberries (6), corn maze (5), peaches (1), sunflowers (1)
- October: apples (22), pumpkins (14), corn maze (5)
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Illinois; each farm sets its own dates.
Picking season in Spring Grove
The median last frost near Spring Grove is April 30; the first fall frost arrives around October 13. That leaves about 164 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Illinois | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 61–80 °F | 7 | 1 |
| Corn maze | September to October | 61–73 °F | 6 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 61 °F and a low of 39 °F near Spring Grove.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Spring Grove, 6 miles away. The actual dates in Spring 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 Spring Grove, 6 mi away.
Farmers markets nearby
- Woodstock Farmers Market - Winter Woodstock · 16 mi · Sat 9 AM–1 PM · Oct–Apr · SNAP/EBT
- Woodstock Farmers Market-Saturday Summer Woodstock · 16 mi · Sat 8 AM–1 PM · Apr–Oct · SNAP/EBT
- Woodstock Farmers Market-Tuesday Summer Woodstock · 16 mi · Tue 8 AM–1 PM · Jun–Sep · SNAP/EBT
- Crystal Lake Farmers Market Crystal Lake · 17 mi · Sat 8 AM–1 PM · Jun–Sep
More towns with U-pick near Spring Grove
- Woodstock, IL 11 farms · 16 mi
- Harvard, IL 4 farms · 20 mi
- Kenosha, WI 1 farm · 20 mi
- Sturtevant, WI 2 farms · 20 mi
- Marengo, IL 3 farms · 23 mi
- Huntley, IL 3 farms · 24 mi
- Franksville, WI 2 farms · 25 mi
- Poplar Grove, IL 2 farms · 30 mi
Illustration U-pick farms in Spring Grove: questions and answers
Where can you pick your own fruit in Spring Grove, IL?
We list 2 farms in Spring Grove, including Oriole Springs Orchard and Richardson Adventure Farm & Corn Maze. Another 33 are within 25 miles.
What can you pick in Spring Grove?
The farms here list apples and corn maze most often. Seasons change every year with the weather, so check the farm's website or call before you go.
When is the last frost in Spring Grove?
Around April 30 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 13. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Spring Grove, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Where is the closest apple orchard to Spring Grove?
Right in Spring Grove: Oriole Springs Orchard. Within 25 miles we list 22 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Illinois is August to October.
What is the nearest pumpkin patch to Spring Grove?
Stade's Farm and Market in McHenry, about 5 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 14 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Illinois is September to October.
Where is the closest strawberry farm to Spring Grove?
Stade's Farm and Market in McHenry, about 5 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 9 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Illinois is May to June.
Also in Spring Grove: 1 Christmas tree farm on our sister site Christmas Tree Farms Nearby.
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