Illustration Viral pumpkin hack
Gut a pumpkin in seconds with your drill
The drill attachment that ends scooping by hand, plus the test-winning carving kit.
Carving toolsTown of Hartwick has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 10 are within 25 miles. From Syracuse, NY, Town of Hartwick lies roughly 62 miles to the southeast.
Search the map around Town of Hartwick
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Based on the typical seasons for New York, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 7). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Town of Hartwick and you get 11 U-pick farms in 10 towns, including 4 orchards with apples, 3 with blueberries, 1 pumpkin patch, 1 corn maze and 1 with lavender. 8 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Town of Hartwick's own U-pick farm is Blueberry Fields Forever, with blueberries. It posts updates online and sits on 1755 County Highway 14. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard Fly Creek | 7 mi | 4 |
| Blueberries | Blueberry Fields Forever Town of Hartwick | in town | 3 |
| Pumpkins | Cullen Pumpkin Farm Richfield Springs | 18 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Fly Creek Valley Corn Maze Fly Creek | 7 mi | 1 |
| Lavender | Hillcrest Lavender Farm Sherburne | 23 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in New York; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Town of Hartwick sees its last frost around May 7 and the first one of fall around October 7. That leaves about 154 frost-free days for the farms. Late frost keeps the season near Town of Hartwick short, so berries and fruit tend to come in a rush in summer.
| Crop | Typical season in New York | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | July to August | 71–73 °F | 8 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Town of Hartwick, 9 miles away. The actual dates in Town of Hartwick 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 Town of Hartwick, 9 mi away.
Illustration Viral pumpkin hack
The drill attachment that ends scooping by hand, plus the test-winning carving kit.
Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Town of Hartwick: Blueberry Fields Forever. Within 25 miles there are 10 more.
The farms here list blueberries most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around May 7 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 7. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Town of Hartwick, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard in Fly Creek, about 7 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with apples in total. The usual season in New York is September to October.
Right in Town of Hartwick: Blueberry Fields Forever. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in New York is July to August.
Cullen Pumpkin Farm in Richfield Springs, about 18 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in New York is September to October.
Know a farm we don't list yet? Send us a tip.