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Carving toolsWe know of one U-pick farm in White Post. Another 27 are within 25 miles. It's about 56 miles from Arlington, VA, heading west.
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Based on the typical seasons for Virginia, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 25). Treat the dates as a guide and check the farm's own update before you drive out.
Draw a 25-mile circle around White Post and you get 28 U-pick farms in 16 towns, including 14 pumpkin patches, 13 orchards with apples, 8 with strawberries, 8 with peaches and 7 with blackberries. For 17 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
White Post's own U-pick farm is Virginia Corn Maze, with corn maze. It posts updates online and sits on 15143 Lord Fairfax Hwy. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Marker-Miller Orchards Farm Market and Bakery Winchester | 9 mi | 14 |
| Apples | Rinker Orchards, Inc. Stephens City | 8 mi | 13 |
| Strawberries | Marker-Miller Orchards Farm Market and Bakery Winchester | 9 mi | 8 |
| Peaches | Marker-Miller Orchards Farm Market and Bakery Winchester | 9 mi | 8 |
| Blackberries | Marker-Miller Orchards Farm Market and Bakery Winchester | 9 mi | 7 |
| Raspberries | Marker-Miller Orchards Farm Market and Bakery Winchester | 9 mi | 7 |
| Blueberries | Hollin Farms Shenandoah Farms | 9 mi | 6 |
| Cherries | Hollin Farms Shenandoah Farms | 9 mi | 6 |
| Flowers | Hollin Farms Shenandoah Farms | 9 mi | 6 |
| Pears | Hollin Farms Shenandoah Farms | 9 mi | 4 |
| Corn maze | Virginia Corn Maze White Post | in town | 4 |
| Grapes | Mackintosh Fruit Farm Berryville | 10 mi | 2 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Virginia; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year White Post sees its last frost around April 25 and the first one of fall around October 18. That leaves about 174 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Virginia | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | September to October | 67–79 °F | 6 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 67 °F and a low of 41 °F near White Post.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to White Post, 9 miles away. The actual dates in White Post 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 White Post, 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 White Post: Virginia Corn Maze. Within 25 miles there are 27 more.
The farms here list corn maze most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around April 25 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 18. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest White Post, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Marker-Miller Orchards Farm Market and Bakery in Winchester, about 9 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 14 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Virginia is September to October.
Rinker Orchards, Inc. in Stephens City, about 8 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 13 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Virginia is August to October.
Marker-Miller Orchards Farm Market and Bakery in Winchester, about 9 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 8 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Virginia is April to June.
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