Another beautiful weekend is here with wonderful weather for picking!
This week in the Apple orchard, our Melrose and Golden Delcious have been added to the Ripe and Ready list.
Melrose are a wonderful apple. Similar in taste to the Honeycrisp and Jonagold, just a hair less sweet and a bit more crunchy. They are wonderful for baking, applesauce, and eating.
Golden Delicious are one of the most underrated apples. Some people assume they will be soft and mushy since they have expirienced that with store bought Golden Delicious. However, fresh off the tree, Goldens are fantastic! They are sweet, crunchy and juicy. They are also rated the second best apple for apple pies. Second only to the Grannysmith.
Tomatoes in the Tomato rows are doing amazing! This sunshine has really led to an abundance of ripe and flavorful tomatoes. It is the perfect time to come pick before the rains start.
Our Sunflower stroll is in full swing! There is no charge to wander through the sunflowers, and they can be picked for $1 per stem.
Watermelons are winding down for the year. We have a good supply at the stand, and with some searching they can still be found in the field. But don't miss out! We expect these to be done for the year by mid week next week.
Pumpkins are proving to be a fun time! We have been amazed at the fun varieties being found in the patch. We would love to see pictures you all have taken of your pumpkin displays!
RIPE AND READY:
Gala
Smoothie
Honeycrisp
Jonagold
Ruby Mac
Melrose
Golden Delicious
HOURS:
Mon-Sat 8am-6pm
Sunday 11am-6pm
4925 Rockdale St NE Brooks, OR 97305
Ruby Mac and Pumpkins
The Ripe and Ready list just keeps getting more exciting! This week we have added Ruby Mac.
Ruby Mac is a beautiful ruby red apple that has a great crunch and a super fun sweet flavor with a bit of tartness. They are wonderful to add for eating, baking, and applesauce. We especially love to mix them with Jonagold, or another sweet apple, to bring a complex flavor to our sauces and pies.
We have been anxiously awaiting the ripening of our pumpkins, and the time has finally come! We have an amazing varity this year. We have a whole pumpkin patch dedicated to our fun decorative pumpkins and another patch next to it to find classic pumpkins. In our decorative patch you can find all sorts of unique pumpkins. Pink, blue, red, white, warty, speckled, striped, polka dot, and more!! For our classic patch, we spent a good chunk of our off season searching for the perfect orange pumpkin with the perfect big stem. We looked long and hard and are quite happy with the pumpkins we found. We can't wait for you all to come check them out!
Watermelon, Tomatoes, and Pears are still doing great! We have loved seeing the great watermelon and tomatoes being picked out of the field. We will have watermelon for a couple weeks more and we will continue to have tomatoes in abundance until the first frost.
RIPE AND READY:
Gravenstein
Gala
Smoothie
Honeycrisp
Jonagold
Ruby Mac
HOURS:
Mon-Sat 8am-6pm
Sunday 11am-6pm
Honeycrisp, Jonagold, and Labor Day Hours
Labor Day weekend is here and we will be open regular hours the entire weekend!
What a perfect weekend to have our Honeycrisp and Jonagolds pop and be added to the Ripe and Ready list!
Honeycrisp are a sweet, crunchy, delicious apple. Great for eating and baking.
Jonagold are a sweet, crunchy, delicious apple as well and we find they have the perfect, classic apple flavor. Jonagold are great for eating, baking, and applesauce.
Watermelon are still plentiful in the field, but going fast. Don't miss your chance to pick a few!
Tomatoes and Peppers are still going strong as well. The rain had little to no effect on them and they are ready to be picked. We do still have a good supply of freshly pre-picked tomatoes at the stand as well.
Pears are ready! We have Bartlett Pears pre-picked at the stand. We have both Green and Red to choose from. These pears are ripe and ready to eat without any special ripening instructions.
Flowers are still lovely as well and ready to be u-cut in the field, or grab a pre-picked bouquet at the stand.
RIPE AND READY:
Gravenstein
Gala
Smoothie
Honeycrisp
Jonagold
HOURS:
Mon-Sat 8am-6pm
Sunday 11am-6pm
4925 Rockdale St NE, Brooks, OR 97305
(503)393-1077
BEILKEFAMILYFARM.COM
