2024 Boise and Southwestern Idaho Watermelon U-Pick farms - PickYourOwn.org
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Watermelon U-Pick farms in Boise and Southwestern Idaho in 2024, by county
Below are the U-Pick farms for watermelons that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have watermelons 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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Canyon County
The Orchard at Lake Lowell - apricots, cherries, peaches, plums, watermelons, Fresh eggs, U-pick and already picked 13003 Lake Shore Dr, Nampa, ID 83686. Phone: 208-409-3675. Open: permanently closed. Directions: From Highway 45 \(12th Avenue\) in Nampa, turn west on Lake Shore Dr. Drive 4.5 miles and we are on the North side of the road. Great view of Lake Lowell. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . daily 10 am to 6 pm. From Highway 45 (12th Avenue) in Nampa, turn west on Lake Shore Dr. Drive 4.5 miles and we are on the North side of the road. Great view of Lake Lowell. We use very minimal spray for the fruit trees. Peaches and watermelon late summer. Check our Facebook page for the most current info. Please bring your own boxes for the fruit. We have ladders and baskets for picking. Please bring sturdy shoes. No public bathroom. Formerly known as Shoemaker Orchard. Notes June 29, 2019: We still have a lot of beautiful cherries so feel free to stop by and pick some up:) remember u-pick is $1.50/lb and we pick is $2/lb and we will be here everyday from 10 am to 6 pm!(UPDATED: August 21, 2018) (ADDED: June 04, 2017)A visitor writes on June 29, 2019: "My family just went and picked several pounds of cherries within the past hour. It appears that this orchard has changed hands over the past few years and I believe it was an old/previous owner who said this was . The Facebook page for this orchard is titled orchard at lake lowell 2019. And the cover picture are the people we met at the orchard "(UPDATED: June 29, 2019)
Payette County
Country Fresh Farm - Seedless table grapes, watermelons, U-pick and already picked 2800 1st Lane E., Parma, ID 83660. Phone: (208) 484-4701. Email: countryfreshfarm2015@gmail.com. Open: Watermelon harvest from August 1st through September 30th; Grape harvest from August 1st through September 15th; Monday to Saturday, from 8 am to 8 pm. Directions: Traveling North on highway 95 from Parma, turn right on Anderson Corner Road. Travel East approximately one and a half miles, turn left on 1st Lane E. Our farm is the first property on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . We are a new producer and welcome any comments or requests for further growth and expansion. The ONLY pyo crops offered are Seedless Table Grapes and Seedless Watermelon. There are three varieties of table grapes and three varieties of seedless watermelon to choose from. (UPDATED: October 22, 2020)
Watermelon Picking Tips, Recipes and Information
Watermelons are one of the easiest fruit to prepare and serve.
There's no peeling, pitting, coring or cutting. Just slice, bite, and spit!
Picking
tips:
Select plump, full watermelons with a yellowish cast to the spot that rests on
the ground and a dried stem. A hollow thud sound when gently rapped also helps!
Watermelon Measurements and Conversions
Keep in mind that watermelons vary in density and moisture
content, so these ranges are approximates.
A normal batch of
10 eight-ounce jars watermelon
jelly requires 6 cups of watermelon flesh, minus seeds and rinds.
But the rinds can be used to make
pickled watermelon rinds,
so there is no waste. Especially if your children have fun spitting
the seeds at each other, too!
Once picked, put the watermelons in a cool, dry area out of direct
sunlight.