Gala and Smoothie Apples Ready to Pick Monday.

Our u-pick apple orchard is opening this Monday at 8am. 

Gala and Smoothie apples are both ready. 

                                                                                                                    Gala apples

Gala apple are a sweet apple, great for eating, baking and applesauce.  Medium to small size. 

                                                                                                             Smoothie apples. 
                                                                              (Picture courtesy of blogs.scientificamerican.com)

Smoothie apples are an early ripening variety of Golden Delicious.  They are my favorite Golden Delicious because they are sweet and very crisp.  They are mostly yellow with a pretty pink blush.  Perfect for fresh eating, and some people like it for pies and applesauce.

If you usually like apples that aren't tart, you will love both of these.

Ruby Mac apples should be ready before long.  I'll let you know.

We have a big sign to find the Smoothie.  Basically they start halfway down a regular Golden Delicious row.  You have to have much self control and not pick all the Golden Delicious you walk right by, but wait until you get to the orange cone and start picking these.  They will be much sweeter than the first half of the row.  The first half ripens later in the the season.

Bartlett Pears are pretty sparse this year.  I only have about 7- 2 gallon size buckets available.  I'm sure they will be gone by the end or middle of the day Monday. 

Our hours are the same as last year.  Monday thru Saturdays, 8am to Dusk, Sundays 12pm-6pm.  If you'd like help finding a certain apple, make sure to come before 6pm because after that, it is more self-serve.

Can't wait to see you all!  Come get your Gator rides and some crunchy apples to take home :)

Gravenstein Apple are All Gone.

Thank you for all who came and picked the Gravensteins.  Sorry for those who missed them this year.  They were so early, I'm afraid it might have been many of you.

We will be closed for picking until Ruby Mac or Gala are ripe.  I'm guessing that will be mid August but I'll keep you posted.  We also have Bartlett pears that should be coming ripe anytime soon so I'll let you know when those are for sale also.  FYI, we pick the pears and sell them per bucket.  No pears are u-pick.

See you all in a few weeks!

Gravenstein are Ready to Pick...Wow This is Early!

Opening day to pick Gravenstein apples is tomorrow (Monday) at 8am! 

We have half a row of Gravenstein, so if they are a must have to you, I would come in the next few days.  They usually go fast.

(Gravenstein are the ONLY apple ready right now.  The next apples, Gala and Ruby Mac will not be ready for several more weeks.)

Gravensteins are an oldie but goodie variety of apple.  They are excellent for baking and applesauce, probably one of the best, in many people's opinion.  Sweet-tart flavor with an excellent crunch.  

Many people I know, will let the apples sit for awhile before they use them for their pies, almost until they are getting a few days from throwing out, but not too soft that you can't use one of those apple/peeler/corer "machines."   They make a really good pie filling that breaks down some, instead of staying in stiff slices.  

Location: 4925 Rockdale St NE, Brooks OR 97305

Hours: Monday to Saturday, 8am to Dusk  Sunday 12pm-6pm.

Please spread the word because it is so early and many people will be sad to miss out on them.  

The easiest way to find the Gravenstein is to park up by the house/office area instead of the parking area out back.  There is a path that cuts through the orchard that takes you right close to the Gravenstein.  If you park out back, you have to walk the furthest distance to find them.

We will have lots of signs marking how to find the Gravenstein so it should be pretty clear. 

If you are new to our orchard, we have 5 gallon buckets for you to pick into.  Please bring containers to take your apples home in.

$10 per 5 gallon bucket (22-25# per bucket)