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Orchard Events & Ripening Dates
We are pleased to offer these varieties through out the growing season. We have approximately 60 varieties of cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, apples and plums. In addition, we also offer pick your own pumpkins. See our full ripening dates below.
2024 Pick-your-own schedule
- Strawberries – Closed for the Season.
- Sweet & Sour Cherries – We want to thank everyone who came out to pick cherries this season.
Currently our cherry orchard is closed for PYO. We still have cherries available for sale in our farm market. - Peaches – We will be opening our peach orchard for pick your own on Monday, July 1.
Monday – Friday 9-5, Saturday 9-4. $15 per small box, $25 per medium box. - Blackberries – We will be opening our blackberry patch for pick your own on Monday, July 1.
Monday – Friday 9-5, Saturday 9-4. $4/pint, $6/quart - Apples – Mid-August
- Sunflowers – Mid-September
- Pumpkins – Beginning of October
Follow us on Facebook! We will post updates on exactly when pick-your-own will open as soon as we know.
Call us for details or to find out exactly what is available today as nature determines what’s ripe when.
717-872-9311
Hayrides to the pumpkin patch offered Saturdays in October.
Directions to pick-your-own locations:
Cherries – The cherry orchard is located about a mile from our Farm Market. Click here to get directions on Google Maps.
Strawberries – Located behind our Market at 400 Long Lane.
Peaches, Blackberries, Apples, Sunflowers, Pumpkins – The entrance to our pick-your-own orchard is located about 1/4 mile east of the Market on Long Lane.
Harvest Guide
These are APPROXIMATE ripening dates. Every year there is a slight variance in dates due to changing weather patterns. Please call for current availability.
| End of May through mid-June | Strawberries |
| Mid June | Sweet Cherries |
| Early July | Pie Cherries |
| Mid July | Blackberries |
| Early July | Plums & Apricots as well as Early Peaches Available in the Market |
| Early July |
Rich May – Yellow Spring Snow – White Sugar May – White |
| Late July |
GlenGlo – Yellow Sentry – Yellow July Rose – White |
| Early August |
John Boy – Yellow Red Haven – Yellow Evelynn – Yellow White Lady – White |
| Mid August |
Bounty – Yellow CoralStar – Yellow SunHigh – Yellow Loring – Yellow Klondike White – White Sugar Giant – White |
| Late August |
Gloria – Yellow GloHaven – Yellow CrestHaven – Yellow Messina – Yellow August Rose – White |
| Early September |
Encore – Yellow Jersey Queen – Yellow Tiana – Yellow |
| Mid September |
Laurol – Yellow Victoria – Yellow Snow Giant – White |
| Late September | September Snow – White |
| Mid July |
Lodi Pristine |
| Mid August |
Early Mac Early Gold Gala Ginger Gold Zestar |
| Late August |
Akane Jonamac Summer Rambo |
| Early September |
Fuji Golden Supreme Blondee Sweetie Red Rubin |
| Mid September |
Crimson Crisp Cortland Honey Crisp Autumn Crisp Macoun Golden Delicious |
| Late September |
Empire Red Delicious Ida Red Ambrosia Fortune JonaGold Modi Jonathan Macintosh |
| Early October |
Smoke House Blushing Gold Evercrisp Crispin Northern Spy York |
| Mid October |
Cameo Enterprise Cameo Rosalee Stayman |
| Early November |
Braeburn Granny Smith Arkansas Black |
| Mid November |
Pink Lady Goldrush |
