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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Woodbine Township. Another 4 are within 25 miles. From Rockford, IL, Woodbine Township lies roughly 57 miles to the west.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from mid May.
Based on the typical seasons for Illinois, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 1). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Woodbine Township and you get 5 U-pick farms in 4 towns, including 2 orchards with apples, 2 pumpkin patches, 1 with strawberries, 1 with cherries and 1 corn maze. For 4 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
Woodbine Township's own U-pick farm is Terrapin Orchard, with apples. It posts updates online and sits on US 20. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Terrapin Orchard Woodbine Township | in town | 2 |
| Pumpkins | Papa's Pumpkin Patch Bellevue | 17 mi | 2 |
| Strawberries | Annie's Acres Strawberries Bellevue | 12 mi | 1 |
| Cherries | Gravert's Apple Basket Orchard Savanna | 14 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Schusters Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze Dubuque | 22 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Illinois; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Woodbine Township the last spring frost usually comes around May 1, and the first fall frost around October 9. That leaves about 160 frost-free days for the farms. Late frost keeps the season near Woodbine Township short, so berries and fruit tend to come in a rush in summer.
| Crop | Typical season in Illinois | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 62–81 °F | 6 | 1 |
October brings highs around 62 °F and mornings near 39 °F, so pack a warm layer for apple picking.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Woodbine Township, 1 mile away. The actual dates in Woodbine Township 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 Woodbine Township, 1 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Woodbine Township: Terrapin Orchard. Within 25 miles there are 4 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Picking dates around Woodbine Township move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around May 1 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 9. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Woodbine Township, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Woodbine Township: Terrapin Orchard. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Illinois is August to October.
Papa's Pumpkin Patch in Bellevue, about 17 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Illinois is September to October.
Annie's Acres Strawberries in Bellevue, about 12 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Illinois is May to June.
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