Our U-Pick is now OPEN for picking Muscadine and
Scuppernongs
HOURS OF OPERATION AT THE U-PICK
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 9 am to 2 pm
Saturday: 8 am to 4
pm
WE ARE CLOSED TUESDAY, THURSDAY
AND SUNDAY
Farmers Markets we have a booth at: - Millbrook Farmers Market - located on the Village Green in downtown Millbrook every Tuesday from 3-6 PM from now through August.
- Auburn Farmers Market - located in Heritage Park on the Auburn University campus every Thursday from 3-6 PM from now through August.
Growing Update
August 31, 2010 Blackberries - We are sorry, but our 6 varieties of
pesticide-free blackberries (Arapaho, Navaho, Apache, Ouachita, Choctaw and Natchez) have reached the end of their season. Blueberries - We are sorry, but our 5 varieties of pesticide-free blueberries (Climax, Premier, Brightwell,
Tifblue and Powerblue) have also reached the end of their season.
Muscadine
- Our 8
varieties of pesticide-free muscadine and scuppernongs (Sugargate (Black), Ison (Black), Black Beauty (Black), Pam (Bronze),
Darlene (Bronze), Florida Fry (Bronze), Granny Val (Bronze) and Sweet Jenny (Bronze)) are sweeter and juicier than
ever and are ready for picking.
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We are also growing Peaches, Nectarines, Persimmons,
Plums, Plumcots and Pomegranates along with hydroponic Strawberries and Tomatoes
using Hydro-Stacker technology. However, these crops are in various stages of development and will only be sold at our fruitstand when in season. Here
is the status of their growth: - (New) Hydroponic Strawberries: Season runs from the end of May through
October. We are growing Seascape which is a day-neutral variety that comes very highly recommended for our area.
- (New) Hydroponic Tomatoes: Season runs from the end
of May through October. We are growing First Ladies which is an indeterminent variety that has won best tasting
awards at Auburn.
- Peaches:
Season runs from the end of May through August. We have 16 varieties of trees which range from 2-5 years old.
- Nectarines: Season runs from end of May through June. We have 5 different varieties
of trees which range from 2-4 years old.
- Plums: Season
runs from the end of May through June. We have 4 varieties of trees (Methley, Santa Rosa, AU Producer and AU Rubrum) which
range from 0-3 years old.
- Plumcots: Season runs from
the end of May through June. We have 1 variety of tree (Black Satin) which ranges from 0-3 years old.
- (New) Pomegranates: Season runs from September through
October. We have 1 variety of bush (Russian #8) which we just planted in Nov 2009 so we won't have any available for
sale for a few more years.
- (New)
Persimmons: Season runs from September through mid-November. We have 2 varieties of trees (Mikawa Jiro and Fuyu)
which range from 0-3 years old. Unfortunately, most of our trees were planted in Nov 2009 so we won't have any available for
sale for a few more years.
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