Peach & Blackberry Seasons Ended; Still Harvested Apples & Pecans

   Our peach and thornless blackberry seasons have now ended.  This was our 26th and final season of offering pick-your-own thornless blackberries, so I've now removed Thornless Blackberries from our Crop Sales Seasons in the left sidebar.  I also changed the dates for Peaches to reflect my best guess as to next year's dates, if we have a peach crop in 2027.

   Since we no longer have any pick-your-own summer crops, we're simplifying our Open Hours (see new left sidebar).  Our Fall Open Hours start tomorrow, Aug. 3 and go until Dec. 15.  In 2027 and beyond, we'll have Summer & Fall Open Hours from June 15 to Dec. 15 (see left sidebar).  That gives me time to harvest tree fruits before customers start coming each day.  We'll still be open by appointment from Dec. 16 to June 14, which means you can come during our Summer & Fall Open Hours, BUT you must phone 620-597-2450 a day or two ahead to let me know when you're coming.

   We still have many harvested #1 and #2 'Gold Rush' apples for sale, and many #2 'Enterprise' apples.  We'll have harvested apples for sale until about mid-Aug.  However, many people have bought apples lately, and it takes time for me to sort and pack more in early afternoons, so call 620-597-2450 a day ahead to order them if you'll want more than a few pounds.  Once we sell out of 'Gold Rush' apples, we won't have any more until the new 'Gold Rush' apple crop starts in early Nov., and the new crop isn't good to eat until Jan., after a couple months' cold storage causes starches to convert into sugars.

'Gold Rush' apples are at peak eating condition now until Sept. Just call ahead to order them if you want a 20-pound box like this one.

   Harvested apples sell for $1.48 per pound + sales tax for #1 fruit with no damage.  I sort and pack apples into bags in boxes that I weigh to 20 pounds, so if you get a 20-pound box of #1 apples you save $1.00.  We also have some nice #2 fruit, with some surface scarring but no internal damage, that sells for just $1.18 per pound + sales tax.

   As of today, we still have 23 bags of harvested, cracked pecans for sale.  My husband Bill cracked and bagged all remaining pecans 2 months ago, and we store them in refrigerators.  Once we sell out, we won't have more pecans until the new crop starts in mid-Nov., so get some soon if you'll want them before Nov. 15.  These pecan selections, from Bill's pecan breeding program, have large nuts, thin shells and great taste, and I give taste samples.

   We sell cracked pecans in 4-pound bags, which are over 75% pecan kernels and under 25% shell fragments.  Each bag has the equivalent of 6 pounds of in-shell pecans, and when you pick out the kernels, you get 3 pounds or more of nutmeats.  Each bag costs $19.70 + sales tax.

We still have harvested, cracked pecans for sale for the next 2 weeks or so.

   Pear season will begin in 2 to 3 weeks with our early-ripening varieties, and continue until early to mid-Nov.  Asian pears don't start until early to mid-Sept.  I harvest all pears.  We do NOT allow customers to pick pears.

   The new apple crop will start in late Aug. with limited amounts of some early apples from my apple breeding program.  Our pick-your-own apple season starts in mid-late Sept. when 'Enterprise' apples start ripening.

   As always, we take cash or checks for payment, but NO credit cards or debit cards, and no phone "apps".  We don't use a smart phone, and have no phone line to the sales building.  So please bring your checkbook or enough cash to cover the amount of fruit and/or pecans you want to buy.  Thanks.