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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Touchet. Another 3 are within 25 miles.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: blueberries from mid July.
Based on the typical seasons for Washington, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 2). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
Counting Touchet itself, we list 4 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 3 towns: 2 with blueberries, 1 orchard with apples and 1 with lavender. 4 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Touchet's own U-pick farm is Blue Mountain Lavender Farm, with lavender. It posts updates online and sits on 419 Short Road. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Bluewind Berry Farm Milton-Freewater | 9 mi | 2 |
| Apples | Applegate Orchards Burbank | 22 mi | 1 |
| Lavender | Blue Mountain Lavender Farm Touchet | in town | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Washington; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Touchet sees its last frost around May 2 and the first one of fall around October 1. That leaves about 151 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Touchet often winds down by the middle of October.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Touchet, 6 miles away. The actual dates in Touchet can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
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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 farm in Touchet: Blue Mountain Lavender Farm. Within 25 miles there are 3 more.
The farms here list lavender most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around May 2 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 1. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Touchet, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Bluewind Berry Farm in Milton-Freewater, about 9 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Washington is July to August.
Applegate Orchards in Burbank, about 22 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Washington is August to October.
Right in Touchet: Blue Mountain Lavender Farm. It's the only one we list within 25 miles.
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