No Thornless Blackberries to Pick, Still Harvested Apples

   Thornless blackberry harvest has now ended. The crop was decimated this year by 13 months of drought, and very hot summers both last year and this year.  Very few berries set this spring, and many berries that did set are now shriveling on the plants instead of ripening.  We had a 99% crop loss on thornless blackberries this year.

   We'll have a reduced peach crop from about July 20 to Aug. 30 this year, as shown in the sidebar at left under Crop Sales Seasons.  Sales dates for all our crops have been updated in the sidebar at left to reflect current and expected conditions.  This also shows which crops we sell harvested, and which crops we sell pick-your-own.

   We still have many long-keeping 'Enterprise' and 'Gold Rush' harvested apples for sale for the next couple months.  See the June 4, 2023 blog post for prices on apples.  This coming Sept. and Oct., the apple crop will be very sparse, but we have many great-quality apples now, so buy them while we have them.  I give taste samples, and almost everyone who tries these apples loves them and buys some.

We still have many long-keeping 'Gold Rush' (left box) & 'Enterprise' (right box) harvested apples for sale now, but there will be very few apples this fall.

   Those visiting us from Joplin, MO should take 7th St. to Galena, KS then Hwy. 66 to Riverton and Baxter Springs, KS, then Hwy. 166 for 15.0 miles west to Brenda's Berries & Orchards as usual.  Hwy. 166 is closed from Baxter Springs to 4.0 miles east of Baxter Springs for road work this summer. 

   For payment, we take cash or checks (from any state), but NO credit cards or debit cards.  Please bring your checkbook or enough cash to cover the amount of fruit you'll buy.  Thanks.