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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Winchester. Another 4 are within 25 miles. Winchester is about 50 miles east of Cincinnati, OH.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from mid May.
Based on the typical seasons for Ohio, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 29). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Winchester and you get 5 U-pick farms in 4 towns, including 1 with strawberries, 1 with blueberries, 1 with blackberries, 1 with cherries and 1 with peaches. For 2 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
The one farm inside Winchester is Forgotten Way Farm and Corn Maze, with corn maze. It posts updates online and sits on 4675 Eckmansville Rd. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | Blue Ribbon Farm Hillsboro | 23 mi | 1 |
| Blueberries | B & D Berry Farm Peebles | 14 mi | 1 |
| Blackberries | B & D Berry Farm Peebles | 14 mi | 1 |
| Cherries | Karnes Orchard Hillsboro | 23 mi | 1 |
| Peaches | Karnes Orchard Hillsboro | 23 mi | 1 |
| Apples | Karnes Orchard Hillsboro | 23 mi | 1 |
| Pears | Karnes Orchard Hillsboro | 23 mi | 1 |
| Pumpkins | "R" Farm Pumpkins & More, LLC Maysville | 22 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Forgotten Way Farm and Corn Maze Winchester | in town | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Ohio; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Winchester is April 29; the first fall frost arrives around October 11. That leaves about 162 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Ohio | 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 39 °F near Winchester.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Winchester, 10 miles away. The actual dates in Winchester 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 Winchester, 10 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Winchester: Forgotten Way Farm and Corn Maze. Within 25 miles there are 4 more.
The farms here list corn maze most often. A warm spring or a cold snap shifts the dates, so confirm with the farm before you drive out.
Around April 29 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 11. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Winchester, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Blue Ribbon Farm in Hillsboro, about 23 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Ohio is May to June.
B & D Berry Farm in Peebles, about 14 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Ohio is June to August.
B & D Berry Farm in Peebles, about 14 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Ohio is July to August.
If a farm is missing here, Let us know, we update the list regularly.