Thank you all so much for coming with such excitement to the orchard this week! We have never seen our Gravensteins fly off the trees so fast. They are practically done with maybe just a few left to be found within the farthest trees.
We are thrilled to announce that our Gala are now ready! They are the perfect size for a lunchbox for back to school lunches. They are sweet and crisp and they are outstanding for eating, and also make great applesauce and pies.
Cucumbers and Peppers are plentiful, and more and more tomatoes are ripening every day.
Our u-pick flowers are ready with a mix of zinnias, dahlias, and cosmos. The sunflowers this year will be a in a maze and will be ready by the first week in September.
RIPE AND READY:
Gala
HOURS:
Mon-Sat 8am-6pm
Sunday 11am-6pm
Season Starts Monday, August 12
Apple Season Is Here! We are starting with our Gravensteins. Gravensteins are a highly sought after traditional apple that are not known for their beauty, even seeming a bit ugly to us. But, boy do they make wonderful applesauce and pies. They go super fast every year so make sure to head out to the orchard soon if you were hoping to pick some this year. Gala should be popping up soon as well and will be quickly followed by Honeycrisp and Ruby Mac.
Tomatoes, Peppers, and Cucumbers are ready as well! We grew even more peppers and tomatoes this year and planted them sooner so we have a good amount of ripe and ready to be picked available now.
Watermelon, Sunflowers, and Pumpkins will be ready closer to the beginning of September.
We look forward to welcoming you all back out to the orchard!
2024 Season Is Coming Soon
August is almost here and we are eagerly awaiting the start of our 2024 Apple Season! The apples are looking wonderful but just need a little more time to ripen. The Gravensteins are looking great and should be ready to start picking in a couple weeks.
Our Tomatoes and Peppers are also looking fantastic and should be ready to start picking at the same time as the Apples. So just a couple weeks!
This year we had a little extra space and decided to try Cucumbers! We grew two rows of pickling cucumbers at the very front of our tomato area. A new crop always means learning new things! This year we learned that we planted the Cucumbers just a little early for our schedule. That means we have a limited supply of our Cucumbers ready right now! So if you are ready for some pickling, we have some ready to be picked. We are not open for the season yet so they will run on a self-serve basis with payment being exact change or check dropped in the office door.
Watermelon are coming along and should be ripening in early September along with our Pumpkins.
We will send out posts here, as well as on all of our social media outlets, as soon as we know our official opening date. Can't wait to see you all and get the season started!
