Pre-Harvest
With only 2-3 weeks before harvesting you can see the changing colour with sunlight. Hot days and cooler nights size and color the apples, along with plenty of moisture from rain, or irrigation systems on especially warm and dry summers. For the next few weeks we will keep a close eye on the orchard block and test them to determine when there ready for harvest. We have a few ways of testing, one of which is testing the starch levels and the other is the good old fashion taste test. Photo taken in our Honeycrisp orchard block planted in...
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Our harvest season is starts mid to late August and finishes the end of October. Nature plays a large role in the timing of when each apple variety is ready for harvest. Each variety is harvested in to our wooden bins and delivered to our market within minutes. We also transport our bins to our cold storage facilities and chilled to a certain temperature to maximize freshness while waiting to go to market and be enjoyed by customers. Photo taken in our Honeycrisp orchard block planted in 2001.
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