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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Swainsboro. From Savannah, GA, Swainsboro lies roughly 82 miles to the northwest.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: pumpkins from early September.
Based on the typical seasons for Georgia, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around March 21). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Around Swainsboro the last spring frost usually comes around March 21, and the first fall frost around November 8. That leaves about 233 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 8, pumpkin patches and orchards near Swainsboro often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in Georgia | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 77–86 °F | 4 | 1 |
Pumpkin season here runs into September, when afternoon highs average 86 °F. Most farms open early, and the morning is the easier time to pick.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Swainsboro, 12 miles away. The actual dates in Swainsboro 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 Swainsboro, 19 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Swainsboro: Calvary's Pumpkin Patch.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around March 21 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 8. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Swainsboro, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
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