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Apples

Information on the 2024 season – click on the ‘APPLE PICKING SCHEDULE’ BUTTON BELOW.

For apple information, click APPLE PICKING SCHEDULE below.

PRICING: 

 

  • ALL APPLE VARIETIES— $25 Small bag (holds up to 10 lb.), $40 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.

Armarilla

Sweet & Crispy
Wonderful apple flavor
One of Andy’s favorites!
Refrigerate thru December

Autumncrisp

More sweet than tart
Excellent for sauce Non-browning, pick mid Sept.
Refrigerate to Nov

Cortland

Sweet Tart, Juicy, Tender, Cooks up soft, great for sauce Pick mid Sept, refrigerate to Nov stays white after cutting

Crimson Crisp

Info Coming Soon!

Crunch-A-Bunch

Tart, Excellent Cooking, High acid level, similar to Goldrush
Pick late September
Refrigerate to Feb.

Evercrisp


Sweet like Fuji,Crisp like Honeycrisp,
Keeps like Goldrush
Picks mid-late October
Keep refrigerated to May

Fuji

Sweet, Firm eating apple—a favorite!
Excellent for salad, good for pie
Pick mid-late October Refrigerate to May

Gala

Sweet, Crisp Average for Pies poor for sauce
Pick early Sept,
Refrigerate to mid Dec good to mid Nov

Golden Delicious


Sweet, Crisp, Very Good cooking, chunky sauce
Pick mid Sept
Refrigerate to Jan
“makes great no sugar added sauce”-Andy Lynd

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

Honeycrisp

Sweet, Crisp, Good cooking
Pick early Sept refrigerate about a month
#1 Selling apple

Jonagold

Sweet Tart, Crisp
Excellent All Purpose
Pick mid Sept, refrigerate thru Nov

Jonathan


Tart, Crisp, High Acid level Excellent Cooking, chunky sauce Pick mid Sept, Refrigerate to Nov “favorite for pies” – Penny Lynd

Kindercrisp

Crisp, small, sweet ‘kid perfect’ apple!
Pick late August
Refrigerate thru November
Honeycrisp lovers like this one!

Ludacrisp

Overwhelming ‘fruity’ flavor
Crispy, all purpose
Favorite apple to dehydrate & making cider
Refrigerate thru February

Mcintosh

Sweet Tart, Tender
Excellent Sauce, Fair Baking
Pick early-mid Sept
Refrigerate to mid Nov

Melrose

SweetTart, Firm, Crisp, Very Large Very good for cooking
Pick late Sept/early Oct
Refrigerate to April State Apple developed at OSU

Pink Lady

Tart & less firm
All purpose
Refrigerate thru January

Premier Honeycrisp

Carbon copy of Honeycrisp
All-purpose
3 weeks earlier
Pick mid-August
Refrigerate thru December

Pristine

Tart, Crisp, Baking/Sauce
Pick early July
Refrigerate thru August
Transparent/Lodi lovers like this one!

Pixie Crunch

Popular Sweet, Crisp, Small eating apple Pick mid Sept, Refrigerate to November A customer favorite!

Rome

More sweet than tart, crisp, large apple Good cooking apple, great for dumplings Pick mid October Refrigerate to mid Jan

Rosalee

Lot of flavor! Sweet/Tart
Very crispy, all purpose
Uncle Dave Lynds favorite apple!
Refrigerate thru February

Scruffy

Tart/Sweet, all purpose
EXCELLENT Cider apple
Refrigerate thru December

Snackerjack

Another ‘Kid perfect’ apple
Sweet/Tart & crispy
Eating only as is quite small
Refrigerate thru December

Suncrisp

  More tart than sweet, Crisp Excellent apple for cooking! Pick early/mid Oct, Refrigerate to March “One of my favorite” -Mitch Lynd

Sweet Maia

Sweet & very firm, eating only
Ripens late August
Refrigerate thru December.
Best keeper of early varieties BY FAR!

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

Sweet Zinger

Some may pick up the scent of
Honey citrus, but name says it all!
All purpose
Refrigerate thru January

Trailblazer

Amazing flavors & very firm
Not for the sissy pallet!
Excellent for cider
Seems like it could keep
for 5 years!

Asian Pears, Berries, popcorn & pumpkins

2024 berry U-Pick is now over

   at The Patch on 37 (3131 Johnstown-Alexandria Rd. NW, Alexandria)

 

Red Raspberries at The Patch on 37 – Started early this year, early June!

Black Raspberries – Mid to late June at The Patch on 37.  

Blackberries-limited availability in the market, estimate mid July-August.

Apples – Sept. and Oct. (at the Pataskala Farm & only specific dates as shown on estimated picking schedule) – check scrolling ticker daily. 

Asian Pears – Late September or Early October.    (Pataskala Farm only)

Popcorn – Between Late September & November depending on planting.    (Pataskala Farm only)

Pumpkins – Late September thru mid October   (Pataskala Farm only)

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 U-Pick Hotline number – 740-789-9104

Fall Apple, Pumpkin/Market etc. hotline – 740-927-1333 

 

Pumpkins – U-Pick 2024 -End of Sept. – Oct. while they last

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

R.I.P. Patty Lewis. You will be missed.