Many Pears & Some Apples Ripe Now

   Our main apple season, and pick-your-own apple season, just started on Sept. 25.  We've already had several groups come to pick their own 'Enterprise' apples.  The 'Enterprise' crop is reduced this year due to a late April frost, so it takes a little more hunting to find ripe apples.

'Enterprise' apples have just started ripening, so there will be some to pick until Oct. 31 or so.

   Apple harvest is heaviest the whole month of October.  Pick-your-own apple prices are $1.00 per pound + sales tax for #1 apples, and $0.79 per pound + sales tax for #2 apples (2nds).

   Harvested apples, pears, and Asian pears all cost $1.39 per pound + sales tax.  We often have some 2nds of these fruits, with small cracks or other surface damage, which cost just $0.93 per pound + sales tax.

   I hope to finish harvesting all Asian pears this week.  We'll have them for sale until we sell out, likely in mid-Oct.  I'll still be harvesting 'Harrow Sweet' and 'Shenandoah' pears for the next 2 weeks, and will likely still have these pears for sale until about Oct. 31. 

We have many harvested 'Harrow Sweet' pears now until about Oct. 31.

   Sales dates for all our crops are listed in the sidebar at left under Crop Sales Seasons.  That also tells which crops are sold pick-your-own and which crops are sold harvested.

   Our Fall Open Hours run from Sept. 1 until Nov. 30, as shown in the sidebar at left.  Note that we've changed the Fall Open Hours a bit this year. We're open Mon. to Sat. 9 a.m.to 12 noon and 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sundays 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. only.  We're closed Sun. mornings for church services (as we are year-round), and closed from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. each day so I can take a lunch break.

   During our open hours, I'm usually out harvesting the fruit.  I put a sign up on our sales building by our bell, so ring the bell loudly and I'll hear it and come to the sales building.

   Pick-your-own apple customers, please bring some used, clean, non-ripped plastic bags in different colors to pick apples into.  We provide bags for those who don't bring any, but we appreciate it if you bring bags.  Do NOT bring cloth tote bags.  We use plastic bags because that is the best way to store your apples in the fridge for 6 to 7 months, as the plastic keeps moisture in but lets ethylene breathe out.

   For payment, we accept cash and checks (from any state), but NO credit cards or debit cards.  We have no phone line to the sales building, and no card reader.  Please bring your checkbook or enough cash to cover the amount you want to buy.  Thanks.