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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Winthrop. Another 2 are within 25 miles.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: apples from early September.
Based on the typical seasons for New York, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 10). Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
Counting Winthrop itself, we list 3 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 3 towns: 3 orchards with apples. 3 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
In Winthrop itself you'll find Brookdale Orchard, with apples. It posts updates online and sits on 997 Route 49. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Brookdale Orchard Winthrop | in town | 3 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in New York; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Winthrop the last spring frost usually comes around May 10, and the first fall frost around October 5. That leaves about 148 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Winthrop often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in New York | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | September to October | 58–72 °F | 8 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 58 °F and a low of 39 °F near Winthrop.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Winthrop, 4 miles away. The actual dates in Winthrop 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 Winthrop, 4 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 Winthrop: Brookdale Orchard. Within 25 miles there are 2 more.
The farms here list apples most often. A warm spring or a cold snap shifts the dates, so confirm with the farm before you drive out.
Around May 10 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 5. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Winthrop, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Winthrop: Brookdale Orchard. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with apples in total. The usual season in New York is September to October.
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