'GoldRush' apples will start ripening next week, so we'll let pick-your-own customers start harvesting 'GoldRush' next Wed. Oct. 24 or Thurs. Oct. 25. Customers may still harvest 'GoldRush' until about Nov. 12, and we'll keep harvesting them until temperatures of 24 F or less are predicted. Frosts down to 25 F do not hurt apples on the trees. We'll have harvested 'GoldRush' apples for sale from about Oct. 25 until late June 2019.
Pittsburg, KS 1st graders enjoyed picking 'Enterprise' apples during their field trip to our orchard on Wed. morning, Oct. 17. |
Small amounts of harvested #1 apples cost $1.30 per pound + tax. A 20-lb. box of #1 apples costs $25.00 + tax ($1.25 per pound + tax), which saves $1.00 off the per-pound price. 2nds apples, with small cracks, cork spots, hail damage, or other surface damage, are great for baking, slicing for salads, or for making applesauce or apple butter. Usually 95% to 99% of each fruit is still usable, but they're 70% or less the cost, at $0.93 per pound + tax for less than 20 pounds and $0.88 per pound + tax for 20 pounds.
More fall red raspberries, sold pick-your-own only, ripen each day until the first fall freeze of 32 F or less in late Oct. Pick-your-own raspberries cost $2.32 per pint + tax.
We'll have harvested, cracked pecans for sale starting in mid-Nov.
We're still open our fall hours, shown in the sidebar at left, until Nov. 30. You do not need an appointment in fall. Our phone rings in our house, so if you call during the day, I won't get your message until I come in from working outside.
For payment, we accept cash or checks (from any state); NO debit cards or credit cards. Please bring your checkbook or enough cash to cover what you'll buy. Thanks.