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The Gardening Guide: Long Island U-pick farms for raspberries, tomatoes and more.

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Long Island U-pick farms for raspberries, tomatoes and more

COOPER FARMS

2200 Breakwater Rd., Mattituck

U-PICK Eggplant, string beans, Swiss chard, beets, cucumbers, onions, watermelon and peppers (mid-July through October); tomatoes (August-October)

OPEN 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

COST Starting from $1.25 pound for pick-your-own vegetable or fruit;

MORE INFO 631-276-6215

LENNY BRUNO FARMS

740 Wading River Rd., Manorville

U-PICK Peppers, eggplant, tomatoes (late August through September)

OPEN 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday-Sunday

COST Strawberries are $10 per pint and include a hayride into the strawberry field; $30-$45 per bushel for vegetables.

MORE INFO lennybrunofarms.com, 631-591-3592

LEWIN FARMS

812 Sound Ave., Calverton

U-PICK Raspberries (June-late August), blueberries (until mid-August); blackberries (July-August); peaches (July-late September); tomatoes, peppers and eggplant (August-late October); apples (late August through late October); pumpkins (mid/late September to late October)

OPEN 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday. Closed Tuesday.

COST Starting $2-$7 per pound

MORE INFO lewinfarm.com, 631-929-4327

PATTY'S BERRIES AND BUNCHES

410 Sound Ave., Mattituck

U-PICK Blueberries (July-August); raspberries (July-August); blackberries (August)

OPEN 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily (last u-pick entrance is at 5:30 p.m.)

COST $8 a person includes one container of fruit

MORE INFO pattysberriesandbunches, 631-655-7996

RESTORATION FARM

140 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage

U-PICK Hard-neck garlic

OPEN 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 9-22

COST Bulbs will be measured and charged according to size: small (3 oz.): $2; medium (3-5 oz.): $2.50; large (5+ oz.): $3 per bulb 

MORE INFO restorationfarm.com

SEVEN PONDS ORCHARD

65 Seven Ponds Rd., Water Mill

U-PICK Raspberries (July-end of September), sugar snap peas (late June till beginning of August), blackberries and blueberries (mid-July till end of Aug.), tomatoes and cherry tomatoes (mid-July through end of September), apples (Aug. 25-Thanksgiving), pumpkins (Sept-Oct.), sunflowers (end of June till end of October)

OPEN 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily

COST Starting at $8.99 per pint for berries; $8.99 for a quart for veggies; 5 stems of sunflowers for $9.99

MORE INFO 631-726-8015

WINDY ACRES ORCHARD

3810 Middle Country Rd., Calverton

U-PICK Raspberries, blackberries, blueberries (July-August), peaches (mid-July-September), tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, nectarines and grapes (begin in August), apples (August-November)

OPEN 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday-Sundays; call ahead for hours on weekdays 

COST From $8 a person includes one container

MORE INFO 631-727-4554