Grape U-Pick orchards in San Antonio area of Texas in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards for grapes that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have grapes orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

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Comal County

• Omi's Place - grapes, free range, Pasture-raised eggs, Black Spanish and white table grapes, and honey from hives on the farm
  20192 FM 2252, Comal, TX 78266. Phone: (210) 854-5889. Open: We are harvesting grapes starting on Saturday, in mid-July, It is a good idea to call first , Saturday and Sunday, 8 am to 5pm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . from san Antonio take interstate highway 35 north to exit farm market 3009 (about 3 miles past loop 1604). exit and go left on 3009 one mile to farm market 2252 and turn right. go one mile to our farm on your right. look for enter sign. At Omi's (O-me's) Farm, just outside Garden Ridge, Texas, we have been raising egg laying chickens for over 50 years. Joanita Reed (Omi), nationally acclaimed Tri-Athlete and founder of NBJ School of Swimming, believed in living healthy as well as insuring her animals lived healthy. One huge part of her daily regimen, besides a 4 hour workout, was the regular daily consumption of a 1/2 dozen of her chicken's Pasture Raised eggs. These chickens foraged at will, never knowing the inside of a cage. Her pasture raised eggs tradition continues today under the watchful eye of her daughter, granddaughter and great granddaughters. The only noticeable difference being the size of their flock, which now enables the family to share their eggs with the public. The 30 Acre farm allows the public to walk up to purchase eggs. With retirement looming for the current grandparents, they believe that adding honey bees to the farm is a real possibility in 2017 , making their first honey harvest possible in 2018/19. *Harvest white table grapes in July and Black Spanish in August. These are black Spanish grapes. good for wine/jelly/juice (have seeds). regardless of what your needs are you should always call before coming out. if you are a wine maker, July 26 may be too early for the sweetest grapes which will come later. Our brix % (sugar) last year reached 18% at best. the grape harvest has a 2 to 3 week window and then we eat raisins (jk). Our grapes are Black Spanish and green table grapes. The ONLY pyo crop offered is grapes. (UPDATED: July 01, 2018)

Medina County

• Love Creek Orchards - Apples, Blackberries, Grapes, Peaches, Seasonal Vegetables, Figs, Persimmons
  13558 Hwy 16 N, Bandera, TX . Phone: 830-589-2588. Email: adamsapples@lovecreekorchards.com. Open: pick your own blackberries anticipated to be mid to late May. Directions: Highway 16 between Bandera and Kerrville. . Click here for a map and directions. . Alternate phone: 800-449-0882. . Please call before coming. opens seasonally for pick your own fruit. Usually we begin in April and May with fresh blackberries. July we offer fresh tree-ripened apples and in August we offer some of the sweetest figs in Texas. We also offer a great selection of persimmons in September and October. Check the web site during for picking dates and times. As with all fresh fruit, we are dependent on Mother Nature. The best time to pick is when fruit is at their peak of ripeness. We will post picking times on the web site or you can call our orchard.

 

Types of Grapes

There are  several; types of grapes:

• Table Grapes for eating fresh and making juice and jelly, can be seedless or with seeds. See this page for a master list and guide to table grape varieties
• Wine Grapes... for making wine. See this page for a master list and guide to wine grape varieties
• Muscadines and Scuppernongs, Large, very sweet southern grapes with large seeds

Grape picking tips

• Pick ripe: Grapes do not ripen after they are picked
• Appearance: Look for heavy, firm grapes
• To harvest grapes, carefully cut the grape clusters from the vine using pruning shears. Be careful not to bruise or damage the fruit or the surrounding vines.

Grape recipes, canning, jelly making juice, etc

• Grape jelly from fresh grapes
• Grape jelly from grape juice (canned, bottled or frozen)
• How to make your own grape juice, scuppernong, juice, muscadine juice. - W, P

 

 

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
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• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers