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Carving toolsWe know of one U-pick farm in Spring Hill. Another 16 are within 25 miles. Spring Hill is about 12 miles south of Olathe, KS.
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Based on the typical seasons for Kansas, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 9). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Spring Hill and you get 17 U-pick farms in 11 towns, including 9 pumpkin patches, 6 with blackberries, 3 with strawberries, 3 with blueberries and 3 corn mazes. 6 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Spring Hill's own U-pick farm is Pickings & Pumpkins LLC, with pumpkins. It sits on 950 W 223. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Pickings & Pumpkins LLC Spring Hill | in town | 9 |
| Blackberries | Gieringer's Family Orchard & Berry Farm Edgerton | 5 mi | 6 |
| Strawberries | Gieringer's Family Orchard & Berry Farm Edgerton | 5 mi | 3 |
| Blueberries | Gieringer's Family Orchard & Berry Farm Edgerton | 5 mi | 3 |
| Corn maze | KC Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze Gardner | 4 mi | 3 |
| Cherries | Happy Valley Farm De Soto | 16 mi | 2 |
| Peaches | Gieringer's Family Orchard & Berry Farm Edgerton | 5 mi | 2 |
| Apples | Louisburg Cider Mill Louisburg | 10 mi | 2 |
| Raspberries | Lawson Brothers Farm Baldwin City | 16 mi | 1 |
| Pears | Wagon Wheel Orchard Gardner | 11 mi | 1 |
| Grapes | Happy Valley Farm De Soto | 16 mi | 1 |
| Sunflowers | Johnson Farms, Plants and Pumpkins Belton | 18 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Johnson Farms, Plants and Pumpkins Belton | 18 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Kansas; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Spring Hill is April 9; the first fall frost arrives around October 31. That leaves about 204 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Kansas | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 68–80 °F | 5 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 68 °F and a low of 45 °F near Spring Hill.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Spring Hill, 4 miles away. The actual dates in Spring Hill 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 Hill, 4 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Spring Hill: Pickings & Pumpkins LLC. Within 25 miles there are 16 more.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around April 9 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 31. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Spring Hill, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Spring Hill: Pickings & Pumpkins LLC. Within 25 miles we list 9 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Kansas is September to October.
Gieringer's Family Orchard & Berry Farm in Edgerton, about 5 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with blackberries in total. The usual season in Kansas is July to August.
Gieringer's Family Orchard & Berry Farm in Edgerton, about 5 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Kansas is May to June.
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