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Patterson Fruit Farm has been farming Geauga County for seven generations and running pick-your-own strawberries since 1971. This year was the 55th strawberry season. What You Can Pick Apples - "Our typical pick your own apple season is Mid August through Mid October" Peaches - late summer Strawberries - "typically begins around early June and lasts through the third week in June" Good to Know Two addresses, and picking happens at only one of them. The orchards and fields are at 8765 Mulberry Road, along with the Family Fun Fest. The farm market and bakery are three quarters of a mile away at 11414 Caves Road, open 9am to 6pm daily, year round. For strawberries there is a dedicated line: the Strawberry Picking Hotline on 440-729-9809. In the farm's own words: "Field hours: Open at 8 AM on picking days... We often pick out early." Field hours run 8am to 2pm "unless we are picked out earlier". Pro tip: this year's berries were, in the farm's words, "some of the earliest strawberries we've ever seen". Ring the hotline in the last week of May rather than waiting for June, because a three-week season that starts early can be half gone before the calendar says it began.

Eddy's Fruit Farm on Caves Road does something almost no farm bothers to do: it tells you which of its crops you may not pick, crop by crop, on the same page as the ones you may. What You Can Pick Apples - late summer into autumn. Jersey Mac, Akane, Ginger Gold, Earligold, Paula Red, Sunrise, Mollies and more Grapes - autumn. Concord and seedless Sour cherries - by reservation What You Cannot Pick The farm's own list: "Strawberries (not available for pick your own), Cherries (not available for pick your own)", "Blueberries (not available for pick your own)" and "Blackberries (not available for pick your own)". Peaches, pears and plums are grown and sold rather than picked. What Else is Available Farm fresh produce, honey, preserves, apple butter and maple syrup, plus vegetables from a hydroponic greenhouse the family spent eight years building, growing tomatoes and lettuce year round on recycled water. The farm works with adults with disabilities to run it. Good to Know "We offer Pick-Your-Own apples and grapes, so mark on your calendars when your favorite varieties come in!" Pro tip: the grapes are the reason to come in late September. Concord picked off the vine is a different thing entirely from Concord in a jar, and Ohio's grape country runs right through here, but almost every vineyard in it makes wine rather than letting you into the rows.

Ransom Sage Farm is the picking half of a two-site operation at Chardon: Sage's Apples is the market on Chardon Road, Ransom Sage is the farm you walk into. It describes itself in three words: "A pick your own fruit farm." What You Can Pick Apples - August through October, around 15 varieties. Ginger Gold, Jonamac, McIntosh, Holiday, Melrose, Jonagold and Golden Delicious in one orchard; Ludacrisp, Rosalie, Topaz and Suncrisp in a second; Honeycrisp in a third directly below the barn Grapes - "many varieties to pick Mid August through October" Raspberries - autumn primocane crop, August to October Blueberries Dahlias and cut flowers Good to Know No admission fee. U-pick runs June to October; November to March the farm is open for private and special events only. Two things the farm says plainly about this year: "We will not have Pick Your Own Summer Raspberries in 2026", and on apples, "We will not run out of apples, we will continue to open up new rows and varieties to be picked." The market side is planting for the future: another row of Concord grapes and a seedless Concord in 2026, 600 Sweet Maia trees, Honeycrisp and Rosalie replacements, 200 Kudos trees in the pick-your-own block, and a new Gala for picking. Pro tip: the pick-your-own apple orchard is a long way back behind the barn and the farm knows it, so it provides wagons. Take one even if you think you will not need it, because the Honeycrisp block and the Ludacrisp block are not next to each other.

Voytko Farms at Auburn Township grows four soft fruits including black and red currants, which almost nobody in this region does, and had a hard year. What You Can Pick Blackberries Blueberries Raspberries Currants - black and red What Else is Available Prepicked produce, honey, maple syrup, a refreshment stand and a picnic area. The farm keeps a freezer: "if you need anything from the freezer, just call, text or email me and we can meet you at the farm." Good to Know This season ended early. In the farm's own words: "We will be closing Saturday, the 11th, probably for the season. The freezes in May and hailstorm this Spring were very damaging to the crop. We plan to continue to make improvements to the patch in anticipation of a better season next year." On spraying, Voytko is unusually candid: "We try to keep the use of pesticides on our berries & produce to a minimum. Just as we all sometimes need medicine to treat our ills, crops occasionally have problems and pests which need to be controlled. It is only under these circumstances that we employ only the most environmentally friendly products and practices available." Pro tip: currants are the reason to put this farm in the diary for next July. They are a sharp, seedy, intensely flavoured berry that supermarkets abandoned decades ago, and this is one of only three farms across nineteen US regions on this site where you can pick them yourself.

Rainbow Farms at Madison has been picking strawberries since 1983, and they were the first crop the farm ever grew. What You Can Pick Strawberries - "around the first or second week of June" Raspberries - from early July, "one of the summer's most fleeting treats, as the season is only about two weeks long", and again in August weather permitting Blueberries - "start in early July and finish around mid-August" Tomatoes - beefsteak and Italian Roma Peppers - "open for picking until the first frost of the fall" Good to Know The farm provides quarts for picking. "If you bring your own container, it must be weighed at the market prior to picking." Prices are by the pound and the farm asks you to ring for the current one. Picking hours differ from market hours, and the farm says so: check the Happening Now page before setting off. Closed Sundays. On the blueberries: "Come and get them before the birds do!" Pro tip: the two-week raspberry window is the tight one. Rainbow says the crop sometimes comes again in August, but the July fortnight is the reliable half, and a farm that closes on Sundays has effectively twelve picking days in it.

Westwind Farm at Madison is a small family operation that has narrowed to one crop and does it for one month: "Our u-pick blueberry season is the month of July." What You Can Pick Blueberries - July only Good to Know The farm has stopped everything else: "We no longer raise apples or other fall crops." Currently closed for the season, with the farm's own sign-off: "We will open again with blueberries in July 2027!" A note on ringing them: "the phone number listed is for our home phone, so please only call during normal business hours." No dogs except service animals. Porta-potties on site. The farm is half a mile south of I-90 on SR528, exit 212. Pro tip: sign up for the email list rather than ringing. A one-crop, one-month farm lives or dies by telling people which days the fruit is ready, and Westwind sends updates through the season for exactly that.

Blueberry Railroad at Geneva is exactly what it sounds like: "a combination Pick-Your-Own blueberry farm and model railroad", just off Route 90 near the town centre. What You Can Pick Blueberries - summer, at $3.75 a pound, or $3.50 a pound for ten pounds or more Asparagus in spring, per the county directory. Good to Know Cash or cheque only. Hours are 8am to 2pm, Wednesday through Sunday during the blueberry season, and the farm asks you to check its blog or call to confirm. In its own words: "We encourage you to grab some containers and come out to pick some blueberries! They freeze well for the fall or winter... for pancakes, muffins, scones, etc. Bring a friend and enjoy a few hours in Geneva picking your own Blueberries." The farm minimises its chemical and pesticide use. Pro tip: ten pounds drops the price to $3.50 and ten pounds of blueberries is less than it sounds, about seven pints. Freeze them loose on a tray before bagging and they will not clump, which is the whole reason to pick in bulk rather than buy a punnet.

Hartford Orchards out on Route 305 in Trumbull County runs its picking on weekends only, from 18 September to 1 November, and takes you out to the orchard by wagon. What You Can Pick Apples - "U-Pick will begin September 18th, 2026 and will run until November 1st", Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays In the farm's own words: "Different varieties of apples will be available to pick each weekend." How Picking Works "When you arrive to U-Pick, please stop into our market or our green donut shed outside to purchase your picking bag(s). We offer either a peck or half bushel bag. Once you buy your bag, you can wait out front of our market and take some fun, fall pictures while you wait for the wagon to take your group to the orchard!" Good to Know Closed Mondays. The farm is open for the season now with peaches, apples and produce; picking itself does not start until the third week of September. Pro tip: the varieties rotate weekend by weekend, so if there is a particular apple you want, ring first rather than assuming. Six picking weekends is not many, and each one is a different orchard block.

Walnut Drive Gardens at Mogadore is a farm market where most of what is on the shelf can also be picked, and where the same sentence appears against crop after crop: "Pick your own or call to order already picked." What You Can Pick Strawberries - June Black raspberries - summer Red raspberries - summer and autumn Blueberries - "pick your own and can be ordered in 5 lb. or 10 lb. containers" Peppers, tomatoes and beans - late summer Pumpkins - autumn Good to Know The farm asks for orders ahead on several crops: "Please call mid-July to place orders" on one, and "Please call early in season to place orders" on another. Squash and cantaloupe are already picked only. Open June to October, Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and Saturdays from 8am. Pro tip: black raspberries are the crop worth the drive and the reason to ring in early July. They come and go inside a fortnight, they will not travel, and a farm that also sells them already picked will usually tell you honestly whether the patch is worth your morning.

Hillside Orchard at Hinckley has been in the same family since Ward planted the first peach and apple trees between 1948 and 1960, and it tells its own history properly: from a board-and-blocks display in the front yard, to a roadside stand, to the pole-barn market that opened in August 1982. What You Can Pick Blueberries - "throughout the month of July" Apples - "typically the first two weekends in October" Good to Know The apple picking is a genuinely small window. In the farm's own words: "since 1999, U-Pick Apples has been an annual event—typically the first two weekends in October—which attracts hundreds of families each year!" The strawberry beds are gone: "During the 1970s, 80s, and early 90s, lush strawberry beds invited young and old alike to fill quart baskets in the warm summer sun. Presently, those who enjoy Pick-Your-Own, head to our beautiful blueberry patch." Christmas trees close the year. The market runs April to December. Pro tip: two weekends is four days for the whole apple season, and the farm says hundreds of families come. Go on the Friday if the farm is open one, or go early on the Saturday, because this is not a field you can turn up to on the last weekend of October.

Richardson Farms on Lafayette Road at Medina lets you into the orchard for two crops, and keeps cows, chickens, turkeys and pigs for the visit either side of it. What You Can Pick Apples - autumn Peaches - late summer In the farm's own words: "Our orchard allows you to pick your own apples and peaches." What Else is Available A greenhouse stocked with locally grown plants and herbs, vegetables and fruit for the stand, sweet corn and Indian corn, pumpkins, hayrides, farm tours and a picnic pavilion. Good to Know Open April to November, Monday to Saturday 9am to 8pm and Sunday 10am to 8pm, which is the longest day of any farm in this region. Pro tip: peaches are the unusual half of this. Almost every pick-your-own farm around Cleveland is apples and berries, and after a spring that took the stone fruit off orchards across Ohio, a farm still offering peaches on the tree is worth a phone call before you assume.

Bauman Orchards started in 1929 and now farms 260 acres with 70,000 apple trees and 12,000 peach trees, which makes it the largest orchard in this region by a wide margin. What You Can Pick Apples - autumn. The farm's own event billing is simply "U-Pick Apples!" Strawberries - June, at the Strawberry Festival What Else is Available A retail farm market at Rittman open all year with seasonal fruit, homemade pies, cookies and gift baskets, plus two more seasonal sites: Scenic Ridge Fruit Farm at Jeromesville and the Corner Market, also at Rittman. Fall Festival Saturdays bring live music, pony rides and the farm animals. Good to Know Now in its fourth generation, the farm also raises pears, plums, sweet corn and blueberries alongside the apples and peaches. Late summer, in its own words: "Stop in for fresh-picked apples, sweet corn, peaches, and other locally grown favorites. With new varieties and produce coming in throughout the season, there's always something fresh waiting at the market." Pro tip: 70,000 apple trees is not a number you can walk, and only part of the orchard is opened for picking. Check the events page rather than turning up, because Bauman runs its u-pick as dated weekends rather than an open gate.

Rittman Orchards at Doylestown puts it plainly on its front page: "Family-owned orchard. Charming farm market. Delicious apples, peaches, berries and much more. Many crops available seasonally for u-pick." What You Can Pick Apples - "UPICK HONEYCRISP apples will be ready at the end of August. Other UPICK APPLES will be starting in September" Sunflowers - open now Berries and other crops - seasonally What Else is Available The farm market, and on picking weekends pizza, u-pick flowers, drinks and live music. Good to Know Closed Mondays. The farm keeps a What's Ripe page and updates it, which in this region is not a given. Pro tip: Honeycrisp at the end of August is early even for a warm year, and Rittman flags it on the front page rather than burying it. If Honeycrisp is what you came for, go in the first week rather than in late September, when it will be long gone and the Melrose and Burgundy will be on instead.

Quarry Hill Orchards at Berlin Heights runs the most carefully organised picking in this region, and it is also the farm that explains what happened to Ohio's fruit this spring. What You Can Pick Apples - autumn, 10am to 5pm daily in season. "Our apple crop is looking promising and we're hopeful for plenty of Pick Your Own opportunities this fall" Raspberries and currants - "Call ahead for pick-your-own raspberry & currant hours". Limited this year, late June and early July Peaches - by workshop only this year, pre-sold by the basket Sunflowers - 10am to 5pm daily in season What You Cannot Pick This Year Cherries. In the farm's own words: "Like many Midwest farms, our 2026 cherry crop was lost due to late spring freezes." Normally sweet cherries run mid-June to mid-July at 9am to 5pm. How Picking Works "We have an established procedure for a successful Pick-Your-Own visit. It starts with purchasing an advance reservation (RSVP) online... Upon arrival, check in with our staff before entering the orchard to get directions for taking home the best possible quality fruit. On busy weekends, check in at the Pick Your Own Tent in the orchard before heading out!" "Prior to orchard entry, guests are expected to pre-purchase picking bags and baskets for all hand-harvested fruit." What Else is Available A timber-framed Market Barn open daily 9am to 6pm, Quarry Cones real fruit ice cream Thursday to Sunday 11am to 6pm, estate wines at Quarry Hill Winery, and apple gift boxes shipped at Christmas. Good to Know "Please note that Mother Nature is in charge, and exact harvest dates will vary! If you are traveling a long distance and expect to pick your own fruit, please call ahead (419-588-2858) to confirm availability. Our fruit is weather-dependent and varies daily." Pro tip: book the reservation before you drive. Quarry Hill is the one farm in this region that genuinely runs on RSVPs, and turning up on a busy October Saturday without one is the difference between picking and looking.

Arrowhead Orchard at Paris in Stark County opens as a fall festival for September and October, and picking sits inside the gate: "In order to pick apples, sunflowers, or pumpkins, you must purchase admission first." What You Can Pick Apples - September and October. "Apple picking is only allowed in designated areas" Pumpkins - September and October Sunflowers - cut your own What You Get With Admission "Each adult admission includes a small apple-picking bag... Each admission includes one free sunflower clip." Season passes give unlimited entry all season and include the mini golf. What Else is Available Hayrides, a corn maze, apple cannons, mini golf, a playground, food trucks, a concession stand and the Applehouse Market, which sells apples, baked goods and canned goods and is open during festival hours plus Tuesday to Thursday 10am to 4pm. Good to Know Closed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during the festival. Last admission is sold at 5pm. On access, honestly: "Some port-a-johns include handicap access. U-Pick areas may not be handicap accessible from terrain of property." Pro tip: the small bag that comes with adult admission is genuinely small. If you want apples rather than an outing, work out the cost of admission for your party first, because at Arrowhead the fruit is the smaller half of what you are paying for.

Aufdenkampe Family Farm on North Ridge Road at Vermilion grows one crop and is replanting for the next one. What You Can Pick Strawberries - June Good to Know In the farm's own words: "The 2026 strawberry season has ended. Thanks for a great season! Thank you to everyone who came out. We're putting in new fields and will be open again next June." Cash or cheques only. The farm is on the Lake Erie shore road, a mile or two from Kriegs, which grows the same crop. Pro tip: new fields mean a stronger crop in a year or two rather than next June, because a strawberry planting takes a season to establish. Ring rather than assume the new ground is picking in 2027.

Blue Jay Orchard sits in Troy Township, Geauga County, and picks two crops at opposite ends of the season: blueberries in summer, apples in autumn, with cider pressed on site. What You Can Pick Blueberries - summer. Duke, Bluecrop, Bluejay, Blueray, Elliot and Jersey Apples - autumn. Gala, Red Delicious, McIntosh, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Winesap, Baldwin, Molly Delicious, Golden Supreme, Jonagold, Cortland, Red Cortland, Golden Glory and Empire among others What Else is Available Sweet cider made on site in the fall, local honey all season, a gift shop and snacks. Good to Know As of late August: "Blueberry picking is over for the season. The market is open by appointment." The farm adds that "The 2026 season is almost here!", meaning the apples. Pro tip: Elliot is the one to ask after in the blueberry patch. It is the last highbush variety to ripen anywhere, often three weeks behind Duke, so if you turn up in early August thinking you have missed the season, Blue Jay may still have fruit when the farms around it do not.

Burnham Orchards at Berlin Heights runs its blackberry picking on named dates rather than an open season, and makes hard cider five hundred feet from where you pick. What You Can Pick Blackberries - on published dates. This year: "PICK YOUR OWN BLACKBERRIES | 08/10 & 8/16 | 9AM TO 5PM", with a third date on 19 August Wildflowers - "DAILY! 9AM to 5PM" Apples - autumn What Else is Available RedHead Hard Cider, made on site by cider master Chad Hoagland: "Redhead features local produce, including ours, and offers seasonal favorites yearly. Try a new flavor or pick up a growler today!" There is a tap room. Good to Know Open 9am to 6pm, seven days a week, with the market running Monday to Saturday 9am to 5.30pm and Sunday noon to 5.30pm. Picking is booked through the farm's own booking system rather than by turning up. Pro tip: two or three published blackberry days in a whole August is a tight target, and blackberries do not wait. Get on the mailing list in July rather than checking the website in August, because by the time a date is posted the good ones book out.

Fitch's Farm Market at Avon runs its picking in bulk and by the bucket, and says so up front rather than letting people arrive expecting a punnet. What You Can Pick Strawberries - "during the end of May/Beginning of June by the 4 qt bucket" Peppers and tomatoes - late summer Beans How Picking Works "We offer PYO in bulk quantity. All of our produce that is available through PYO has a minimum quantity that must be picked and purchased. We supply the baskets (except strawberries) but require that all produce is dumped out and transferred into other containers. We do offer plastic bags but ask that you bring your own container to transfer the produce into." Good to Know "Hours for picking are the same as store hours, except that we require you to arrive at least a half hour before closing hours." And: "Pick your own is always weather permitting, please call ahead to make sure the fields are open." Pro tip: bring boxes. The farm supplies the picking baskets and then wants them back, so if you turn up with nothing you will be carrying four quarts of strawberries home in a plastic bag. It also runs a strawberry-picking tutorial on the site, which is a kind thing to publish.

Geig's Orchard at Seville is a fourth-generation family farm that runs its picking as a programme of dated events rather than an open field, and prices its blackberries plainly. What You Can Pick Blackberries - from mid-July, at $6.50 a pound Apples - autumn weekends, plus a Honeycrisp evening in September Pumpkins - autumn weekends What It Costs "U-pick blackberries are $6.50 per pound. A $2 Geig's Orchard bucket is required for picking. Additional containers may be borrowed if needed." For apples: "No admission tickets needed. Purchase picking containers in the market the day of your visit." The Honeycrisp Evening A ticketed golden-hour event: "Each ticket includes a guided Honeycrisp picking experience, ½ peck of Honeycrisp apples, one apple cider donut, live music, bonfires, lawn games" and access to the orchard gathering areas. Good to Know Closed Tuesdays. Opening day was 8 July. The farm warns: "Crop availability changes quickly. Please check our website or social media before visiting for the latest picking updates." Its own cannery makes jams and pie fillings, and there is orchard yoga, which includes a half-peck bag of apples. Pro tip: the $2 bucket is a one-off and you keep it, so if you are coming back for the apples later in the season, bring it. Geig's borrows you extra containers but the bucket is the ticket into the blackberry patch.

Hillcrest Orchards at Amherst runs a ticketed fall festival, and you need a ticket to reach the trees: "Apple picking requires a valid farm admission ticket." What You Can Pick Apples - "only available on weekends in September and October" Pumpkins - autumn Varieties by date: early September brings Gala, Pixie Crunch, Honeycrisp and McIntosh; mid-September adds Amarilla Soul and Summerset; October moves to EverCrisp, Ludacrisp, Melrose, Granny Smith and Winesap; and from late October only EverCrisp and Ludacrisp remain. What It Costs Admission, which the picking sits inside: $12.95 online, $14.95 at the gate, with a pre-season rate of $9.71 through 31 August Family Fun Pack $74.96, four admissions plus a four-punch card The apples are charged on top: a 10lb bag is $15.95 and a 20lb bag $29.95, and "Pick 4 bags, get the 5th FREE!" Good to Know Season: 5 September to 1 November, 10am to 6pm. The market opens a week earlier, 31 August, and "Admission is not required to visit the farm market." Also on site: a corn maze, hayride, pedal karts and a corn box. Pro tip: buy the admission online before 31 August and it is $9.71 instead of $14.95 at the gate, which for a family of four is a saving of twenty dollars before you have picked an apple. Ludacrisp in late October is the variety to go back for, and by then it is one of only two left on the trees.

Messenger Century Farm has been on the same Auburn Township ground since the mid 1800s and has made maple syrup for all of it. Its original sugar house is reportedly the oldest in Geauga County. What You Can Pick Blueberries - "Blueberry and Sunflower Season is the month of July" Sunflowers - July What Else is Available Maple syrup, made in a 1910 farm building converted into a new sugar house. Frozen blueberries are available on request all year, which is unusual and worth knowing in February. Good to Know Open daily 8am to 7pm in season, which is a longer day than most berry farms keep. The farm asks people to check its Facebook page in July for picking days. Pro tip: blueberries and sunflowers ripen together here and the farm sells them as one visit, "Blueberries & Blooms". Take a bucket and a bunch, because the sunflower field is right there and most people wish afterwards that they had.

Northridge Blueberries sits five miles from the Pennsylvania border and a stone's throw from Lake Erie, at the far eastern edge of this region, and it has been managed organically for a year now. What You Can Pick Blueberries - early to mid July onwards, at $4 a pound Chestnuts - from 20 September, new Good to Know The picking day is split in two: Thursday to Monday, 8am to noon and 5.30pm to 8pm, closed Tuesday and Wednesday. That evening window is unusual and it is the cool half of the day. On the organic transition, in the farm's own words: "The berries have been managed organically, including weed control, for a year now. You may see some more weeds this summer, but we are working hard to weed and mulch in preparation for the season." Pre-picked certified organic vegetables are sold as they come in. Look for "a white fruit stand out front, and the berry patch is enclosed in a deer fence." Pro tip: take the 5.30pm slot. Picking blueberries on the Lake Erie shore in the last two hours of a July day, with the heat off the bushes, is a considerably better experience than doing it at eleven in the morning.

The Greenfield Berry Farm sits inside the Cuyahoga Valley at Peninsula and is naturally grown, with no pesticides. It grows one crop almost nobody else offers for picking anywhere on this site. What You Can Pick Blueberries - summer Aronia berries - late summer Sunflowers, tulips and daffodils What Else is Available A vegetable CSA, pussy willows and honey. Good to Know There is no timetable to plan around: "Please see the Greenfield Berry Farm Facebook page for the latest picking days and times." No set hours at all. Pro tip: aronia is the one to try, and the one to be warned about. Also called chokeberry, and named honestly: raw it is astringent enough to make your mouth feel like felt. Cooked with sugar into a syrup or a jam it is extraordinary, and it has more antioxidants than any berry commonly grown in Ohio.

West Orchards has been farmed by the West family since 1891, and Todd and Ame are the fifth generation. Sixty-six acres, and close enough to Lake Erie that the weather behaves differently. What You Can Pick Strawberries - from early June Sour cherries - "approximate dates - Mid June thru July" Coming: "We have also recently planted brambles & sweet cherries. They will be ready for u-pick in about a year or two." Good to Know U-pick hours are 8am to 4pm and the farm is closed on Mondays, "weather permitting & until picked out". Early and late in the season the farm asks you to ring first. Its own explanation of why it fares better than its neighbours is the best sentence in this region: "Because the farm is closer to Lake Erie than many others, their weather is moderated by the lake which helps them escape late spring frosts and early autumn freezes." Pro tip: in a year when a late-April freeze took the cherry crop off orchards all over Ohio, the lake is the reason to drive to Perry rather than inland. Sour cherries for pie are the crop that suffered most this spring, and West Orchards sits in the one strip of the region built to survive it.

Chance Creek Blues on Peasley Road at Amherst trades as an organic blueberry farm and opened early this year. What You Can Pick Blueberries - from the second week of June Good to Know In the farm's own words: "We're opening this year in the second week of June. Best way to get updates on open time is on Facebook or signing up for emails on this page." The post announcing it was headed "2026 Season Will Be Early This Year". There is no fixed timetable. The farm keeps a Picking Updates category on its own site and posts to it, which is the thing to read before setting off. Pro tip: a second-week-of-June opening is three to four weeks ahead of the usual northern Ohio blueberry season, and Chance Creek said so in its own headline. In a year when everything ripened early, treat every published blueberry window in this region as a fortnight optimistic.

Woodside Berries at Garrettsville grows strictly mid-season blueberries, which is a deliberate choice and it makes the season short and the fruit good. What You Can Pick Blueberries - "sometime between the end of June and mid July", running "shortly into August" The farm also sells blueberry plants. Good to Know Closed for 2026. In the farm's own words: "CLOSED FOR THE SEASON: We are closed for the 2026 season! We hope to see you at the farm next year!" On timing: "Though opening day is always weather dependent, we typically plan to open each year sometime between the end of June and mid July. Feel free to call or e-mail us any time for a more accurate estimate for our seasonal opening date." A short drive from Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown all three. Pro tip: growing only mid-season varieties means there is no long tail here, so the useful call is in mid-June asking for an opening date, not in late July asking whether there is any fruit left.

Blueberried Alive at Loudonville grows nine carefully selected cultivars that ripen in sequence with overlap, which gives it one of the longest blueberry seasons in the region: "from late June through mid-August". What You Can Pick Blueberries - late June to mid-August, at $3.25 a pound Frozen, sold year round: $25 for a roughly five pound freezer bag. Good to Know This year's opening was Tuesday 23 June, and the farm was cheerful about it: "This year's crop is shaping up to be our best season ever, so come out for a relaxing day in the country and a bountiful supply of fresh, delicious blueberries." A nice touch, and rare: "Leave your address with us, and we'll send you a postcard at the start of next season." Pro tip: $3.25 a pound is the cheapest blueberry picking in this region, against $3.75 at Geneva and $4.00 at Conneaut. Nine cultivars in sequence also means the flavour changes across the season, so a July visit and an August visit are not the same trip.

Martin Blueberries at Columbia Station bills itself as Cleveland's u-pick blueberry farm, and geographically it has a case: under thirty minutes from Medina, fifteen from Strongsville, forty from the city. What You Can Pick Blueberries - "usually 8am–12pm mid-June through early August" The farm also grows chestnuts, per the county directory. Good to Know Closed for the year. In the farm's own words: "Blueberry picking closed for the 2026 season. Thank you for your support!" Closed Mondays in season. The picking window is a morning one and it is short: four hours a day. Pro tip: an 8am to noon window and a mid-June start means the good picking here is over before most people have thought about blueberries. Diary it for the first week of June and watch the website, because by the time the season feels like blueberry season this farm has usually shut.