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Currently
we're closed.
When fruit is in season (May - October), our hours are:
Monday - Thursday
9am until 2pm Friday - Sunday 9am until dark
Note: For groups that would like to reserve time for a
private gathering at our U-Pick during our off hours, please give us a call at (334) 549-4710.
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Growing Update
April 14,2008
Blackberries - The early thorny varieties, Choctaw and Roseborough,
are in full bloom and loaded with flowers and should be producing ripe berries around the middle of May. The early thornless
varieties, Ouchita and Arapaho, are just starting to flower and should be ready around Memorial Day, with our later varieties,
Navaho and Apache, ripening about a week or so later.
We will also have a limited supply of boysenberries available
around the middle of May on a pre-picked basis only. For those who are unfamiliar with boysenberries, they are a
trailing variety of berry which is a cross between a blackberry and raspberry. They are roughly the same size as a blackberry,
but are purple and have a more mild flavor to them.
Blueberries - We currently
have 5 varieties, Climax, Premier, Brightwell, Tifblue and Powderblue, of which all are going into their second year
of growth. Please note, even though blueberry plants take approximately six years to come to full maturity, we should have
plenty of berries starting around the end of May for you to fill a bucket. However, if you are looking to pick gallons of
blueberries, we should be able to accommodate you next year.
Muscadine - We have 8 different
types of muscadine, Sugargate, Ison, Darlene, Pam, Black Beauty, Florida Fry, Granny Val and Sweet Jenny. They are just
starting to wake up and should have some tasty grapes around the middle of August.
Fruit Trees
- We have a variety of young fruit trees, peaches, nectarines, plums and Japanese persimmons, all going into their
second season. Unfortunately, they won't be bearing fruit for a couple of more years.
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