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Apple gadgetsWe know of one U-pick farm in Wiley. Another 9 are within 25 miles. Wiley is about 58 miles north of Athens, GA.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: blueberries from mid May.
Based on the typical seasons for Georgia, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 10). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Wiley and you get 10 U-pick farms in 9 towns, including 6 with blueberries, 5 orchards with apples, 2 with blackberries, 2 with peaches and 1 with raspberries. 4 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
In Wiley itself you'll find Hillside Orchard Farms, Inc, with apples. It posts updates online and sits on Old 441 South. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Chattooga Belle Farm Clayton | 10 mi | 6 |
| Apples | Hillside Orchard Farms, Inc Wiley | in town | 5 |
| Blackberries | Chattooga Belle Farm Clayton | 10 mi | 2 |
| Peaches | Chattooga Belle Farm Clayton | 10 mi | 2 |
| Raspberries | Chattooga Belle Farm Clayton | 10 mi | 1 |
| Grapes | Chattooga Belle Farm Clayton | 10 mi | 1 |
| Pumpkins | Blueberry Patch Hiawassee | 21 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Georgia; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Wiley the last spring frost usually comes around April 10, and the first fall frost around October 29. That leaves about 203 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Georgia | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 71–84 °F | 7 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Wiley, 6 miles away. The actual dates in Wiley 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 Wiley, 6 mi away.
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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 Wiley: Hillside Orchard Farms, Inc. Within 25 miles there are 9 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around April 10 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 29. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Wiley, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Chattooga Belle Farm in Clayton, about 10 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Georgia is May to July.
Right in Wiley: Hillside Orchard Farms, Inc. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Georgia is August to October.
Chattooga Belle Farm in Clayton, about 10 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with blackberries in total. The usual season in Georgia is May to July.
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