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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one U-pick farm in Toronto. Another 4 are within 25 miles. It's about 33 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, heading west.
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Based on the typical seasons for Ohio, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 22). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
Counting Toronto itself, we list 5 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 4 towns: 2 orchards with apples, 2 pumpkin patches and 1 with raspberries. 3 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
The one farm inside Toronto is Zimm's Raspberry Patch, with raspberries and pumpkins. It posts updates online and sits on 125 State Route 152. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Half Crown Hill Orchard McDonald | 22 mi | 2 |
| Pumpkins | Zimm's Raspberry Patch Toronto | in town | 2 |
| Raspberries | Zimm's Raspberry Patch Toronto | in town | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Ohio; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Toronto sees its last frost around April 22 and the first one of fall around October 28. That leaves about 186 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Ohio | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberries | June to September | 76–83 °F | 7 | 1 |
| Pumpkins | September to October | 64–76 °F | 7 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 42 °F and days reach 64 °F, so a jacket helps for a hayride late in the day.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Toronto, 1 mile away. The actual dates in Toronto 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 Toronto, 9 mi away.
Illustration Satisfying to watch
The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Toronto: Zimm's Raspberry Patch. Within 25 miles there are 4 more.
The farms here list raspberries and pumpkins most often. Picking dates around Toronto move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around April 22 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 28. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Toronto, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Half Crown Hill Orchard in McDonald, about 22 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Ohio is August to October.
Right in Toronto: Zimm's Raspberry Patch. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Ohio is September to October.
Right in Toronto: Zimm's Raspberry Patch. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Ohio is June to September.
If a farm is missing here, Let us know, we update the list regularly.