U-pick Orchard is now open
 
Marshall Farm Picking Schedule
 2009

 Green Highlighted is NOW PICKING
There is no admission to enter our orchard.

U-PICK ORCHARD IS NOW OPEN
 ALL APPLES ARE 1/2 OFF!

Paula Reds
 		 Crunchy and Juicy - Good for pies, baking, sauce, drying and jelly.
Marshall Mac Early September - Sturdy apples, great for pies, eating, applesauce and salads
Cortland Mid September - tastes a lot like the Macintosh, but slightly more tart; eating, applesauce and baking
Honey Crisp Mid September - Large, firm, juicy dessert apple.
Honey Crisp is not available for picking because our
trees are young and fragile.  However, our Honey Crisp apples are picked fresh every morning and are available in out store.
Macoun Late September - Eating, baking, pies, salads and applesauce
Red Delicious Late September - Traditional favorite for eating and salads
   
PUMPKINS! Cinderella Pumpkins, White Pumpkins and our Traditional Pumpkins.  You can get them from our store or pick your own in our huge pumpkin patch.
 

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 Picking Tips:

 

Select firm, bruise-free apples. The color can be anything from dark green, to yellow, pink, orange, bright red, dark red or even a combination. It all depends on the variety. And color is not really how you tell when an apple is ripe.

Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the center, so the apples on the outside of the tree will ripen first.

Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.

Don't wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.

Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life. A cool basement is ideal, but the fruit/vegetable drawer of a refrigerator will work, too. Kept cool and dry, fresh-picked apples will generally keep weeks, but it DOES depend on the variety. Red and Yellow Delicious apples do not keep well.

 

 

Marshall Farm
340 Marshall Road
Fitchburg, MA 01420

 
  For General information please call: 978.342.4100
or email: info@marshallfarm.com
   
   
 

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340 Marshall Road Fitchburg, Massachusetts 01420
978.342.4100  info@marshallfarm.com
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