Opening Day for Pick Your Own:
August 17, 2019.
We are open to the public August – November
U-PICK APPLE Daily hours 10 AM – 5 PM
Orchard closes at 6 PM daily.
We will keep you posted of our Special Event Dates when the Cider Bar will be open.
2019 APPLE PICKING SCHEDULE
| Available Early August | Paula Red Zestar (IN STORE ONLY) State Fair Chestnut Crabapple Paula Red MN 1661 Red Baron Scott County Crab Golden Crabapple |
| Available Mid August | Viking
Red Baron Hazen |
| LABOR DAY WEEKEND | Goodland Red Baron McIntosh Cortland Chestnut Crabapple Mid-Red 1606 Wealthy |
| BAGGED IN THE APPLE COOLER: | HONEYCRISP, CHESTNUT CRABAPPLE, SWEET TANGO, FIRST KISS, HARALSON, ZESTAR, RENAISSANCE, SCOTT CO. CRAB, BARNEY, PAULA RED, WEALTHY, CORTLAND, McINTOSH, PLUMS, PEARS |
| Starting Early September | HARALSON through Nov. Honeygold through October HONEYCRISP (IN STORE ONLY) through October |
| Starting Mid September | McIntosh Red Baron Haralson Honeygold Cortland Liberty |
| Starting Late September | RedKist Sweet 16 Redwell Spartan Regent |
| Starting Late September | Connell Red Fireside |
| Starting Early October | Prairie Spy |
| Starting Mid October | HARALSON, CONNELL RED, LIBERTY, FIRESIDE, REGENT
Keepsake through October In Store: HONEYCRISP, SPARTAN, PRAIRIE SPY, SWEET SIXTEEN, REDKIST, FIRESIDE. |
| Starting Late October | TOPPER APPLE – limited supply |
Please note: Most all varieties starting on August 20th will be picking for 3-4 weeks, as will the later varieties.
We have a generous supply of each variety.
During the Harvest Season, enjoy picking your own Apples! Here are some picking tips:
- Buy your 10# U-Pick bag in the Apple Lodge and hop on the wagon for a ride through the orchard. ($20 per U-Pick bag) or ($1.82/pound)
- People of any age may pick. Help children choose fruit that will satisfy your family.
- Use two hands when picking. Apples in pairs or clusters will fall to the ground if you try to pick just one. If you happen to drop an apple, please pick it up. It won’t have fallen far.
- To pick like the professionals, curl the apple a half turn and upward. This works much better than pulling or twisting. The apples “pop” right off.