Apples
Information on the 2023 season
For apple information, click APPLE PICKING SCHEDULE below.
PRICING:
- ALL APPLE VARIETIES— $25 Small bag (holds up to 10 lb.), $35 Large bag (holds up to 20 lb.)
- NOTE: MINIMUM PURCHASE/CAR ENTERING THE ORCHARD OF 1 SMALL BAG OF APPLES.
MINIMUM PURCHASE/CAR ENTERING THE PUMPKIN PATCH OF 1 PUMPKIN.
Apple Varieties
*Length of storage time is based on a refrigerated temperature of 38 degrees.
Gala
Sweet, Crisp Average for Pies poor for sauce
Pick early Sept,
Refrigerate to mid Dec good to mid Nov
Mcintosh
Sweet Tart, Tender
Excellent Sauce, Fair Baking
Pick early-mid Sept
Refrigerate to mid Nov
Jonagold
Sweet Tart, Crisp
Excellent All Purpose
Pick mid Sept, refrigerate thru Nov
Golden Supreme
Sweet Tart, Crisp
Cooks and tastes similar to Golden Delicious
Pick early-mid Sept.
Refrigerate till Nov
Melrose
SweetTart, Firm, Crisp, Very Large Very good for cooking
Pick late Sept/early Oct
Refrigerate to April State Apple developed at OSU
Fuji
Sweet, Firm eating apple—a favorite!
Excellent for salad, good for pie
Pick mid-late October Refrigerate to May
Honeycrisp
Sweet, Crisp, Good cooking
Pick early Sept refrigerate about a month
#1 Selling apple
Golden Delicious
Sweet, Crisp, Very Good cooking, chunky sauce
Pick mid Sept
Refrigerate to Jan
“makes great no sugar added sauce”-Andy Lynd
Red Delicious
Sweet, Crisp Poor for baking, good for Salads
pick late September
Refrigerate thru Dec
Sweet Sixteen
Juicy, crisp, Sweet w/acidic tang slight anise flavor
Excellent all purpose (cooks with slight vanilla taste)
Picks early/mid September Keep refrigerated 4-6 weeks
Autumncrisp
More sweet than tart
Excellent for sauce Non-browning, pick mid Sept.
Refrigerate to Nov
Goldrush
Tart, Excellent cooking Highest Acid level, yet high in sugars
Pick late Oct
Refrigerate through May
“when picked, makes a Granny Smith pucker” Mitch Lynd
Cortland
Sweet Tart, Juicy, Tender, Cooks up soft, great for sauce Pick mid Sept, refrigerate to Nov stays white after cutting
Jonathan
Tart, Crisp, High Acid level Excellent Cooking, chunky sauce Pick mid Sept, Refrigerate to Nov “favorite for pies” – Penny Lynd Pixie Crunch
Popular Sweet, Crisp, Small eating apple Pick mid Sept, Refrigerate to November A customer favorite!
Suncrisp
More tart than sweet, Crisp Excellent apple for cooking! Pick early/mid Oct, Refrigerate to March “One of my favorite” -Mitch Lynd Rome
More sweet than tart, crisp, large apple Good cooking apple, great for dumplings Pick mid October Refrigerate to mid Jan Crimson Crisp
Evercrisp (2019, possibly 2018)
Sweet like Fuji, Crisp like Honeycrisp, Keeps like Goldrush Picks mid-late October Keep refrigerated to May These apples are not available for Pick Your Own.
They are available in the Market.
Sundance
Sweet Tart, Crisp All purpose
Pick mid-late Oct
Refrigerate thru Jan
Honeycrisp lovers generally like this one!
Adams Pearmain
Tart , Crisp, ‘Woodsy’ flavor Cooks similarly to a Jonathan
Available mid-late September
Deb’s favorite for applesauce
COMING SOON, Not yet available (*MAIA – Midwest Apple Improvement Assn.)
*Crunch-A-Bunch
Tart, Excellent Cooking, High acid level, similar to Goldrush
Pick late September
Refrigerate to Feb.
*Baker's Delight
Tart, Superb Cooking, Complex flavor, Slow to brown when cut, similar to Goldrush Pick early/mid September
Refrigerate to early Nov.
ROSALEE*
LUDACRISP*
Non-MAIA Developed Apples
Pristine
Premier Honeycrisp
Berries, apples, pumpkins
2023 berry U-Pick is now CLOSED for season
Red Raspberries – Mid June – early July (The Patch on 37)
Black Raspberries – Late June-early July (The Patch on 37)
Blackberries-not available 2023
Sunflowers – August 25, 26, 26 & Sept. 1-4 at Morse Rd. Farm. For details go to events tab.
Apples – Sept. and Oct. (only specific dates as shown on estimated picking schedule) – check scrolling ticker daily.
Pumpkins – Late September thru mid October
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U-Pick Hotline number – 740-814-4196
Fall Apple, Pumpkin/Market hotline – 740-927-1333 or
Pumpkins – U-Pick 2023 – information coming soon!
There is a 1 pumpkin purchase minimum to enter the patch. he ticker on homepage will have the latest information. The market generally has a good supply up to Halloween week. Feel free to call the market before making the trip to be sure we are not sold out for the given day. 740-927-8559
This page is dedicated in loving memory of Patty Lewis
