Locally Grown Fruit-Ripening Calendar

The following ripening calendar shows you approximately when certain fruits are typically ready for harvest. We are, however, subject to the whims of Mother Nature, so if you are coming out to purchase a particular fruit or variety, please call ahead: (319) 372-1307.

- Our Apples -

	Approx. Date	Baking	Eating	Sauces
Buckeye Gala	Aug		X
Zestar	Aug		X
Blondee	Aug-Sept	X	X	X
Jonagold	Sept	X	X	X
McIntosh	Sept	X	X	X
Honeycrisp	Sept	X	X
Red Delicious	Sept - Oct	X		X
Golden Delicious	Sept - Oct	X	X	X
Jonathon	Sept - Oct	X	X	X
Empire	Oct	X	X

Please Note:
Dates are approximate ripening times depending upon Mother Nature.

- Our Pumpkins -

Join us this fall for more fun at the orchard as we invite guests to head into our pumpkin patch and find the perfect pumpkins!

We grow 27 varieties of pumpkins, all sizes, shapes, orange and white pumpkins!  Find the perfect match for your fall festivities!

Plump Squash

Try all of our ten varieties of winter squash including Acorn, Blue Hubbard, Buttercup, Butternut, Carnival, Kabocha, Long Island Cheese, Red Kuri, Spaghetti and Sweet Dumpling. 

Gourds Galore

Many colors, shapes and sizes of gourds including Apple, Dutch Crookneck, Kikuza and Thelma Sanders.