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Peel, core and slice an apple with one crank
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Apple gadgetsU-pick farms in Vesta, MN
There's one place to pick your own fruit in Vesta. Another 1 is within 25 miles. From Sioux Falls, SD, Vesta lies roughly 89 miles to the northeast.
Ripe this week around Vesta
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: apples from early September.
Based on the typical seasons for Minnesota, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 5). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
More U-pick farms around Vesta
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When to pick around Vesta
The median last frost near Vesta is May 5; the first fall frost arrives around October 3. That leaves about 150 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Vesta often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Minnesota | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | September to October | 60–75 °F | 5 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 60 °F and a low of 36 °F near Vesta.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Vesta, 13 miles away. The actual dates in Vesta 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 Vesta, 13 mi away.
Farmers markets nearby
- Marshall Farmers' Market Marshall · 13 mi · Sat 7:30 AM–12 PM · Jul–Oct · SNAP/EBT
Illustration U-pick farms in Vesta: questions and answers
Where can you pick your own fruit in Vesta, MN?
We know of one farm in Vesta: Holmberg Apple Orchard. Within 25 miles there are 1 more.
What can you pick in Vesta?
The farms here list apples most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
When is the last frost in Vesta?
Around May 5 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 3. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Vesta, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
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