You can pick your own peaches right off the tree!
Picking peaches and nectarines is fun and easy. Generations of families have picked fruit in our orchard. There’s no need for ladders, typically there is a lot of low hanging fruit. We’ll help you get started and pack your peaches out of the orchard. It’s a great experience for kids and adults!
Things to keep in mind:
Bring boxes. Peaches get bruised in a bag.
Get an early start. It can get very hot in the orchard and it’s best to pick when the fruit is cool.
Bring water and stay hydrated.
Peach fuzz can cause skin irritation. We recommend wearing a long sleeve shirt if you are sensitive to skin irritants.
Take care to be gentle with your peaches. Pick with your palms, place them gently in your box and guard against bumping your box around.
Don’t use your fingertips. A ripe peach will come off the tree when you place your palm under it and gently move it. DO NOT squeeze the peaches either on tree or after they’re picked.
More about our peach and nectarine varieties
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Delp Hales
Our first variety of the season which we’ve been growing over 50 years! Delp Hales are a freestone heirloom variety peach that are known for how sweet, big, and juicy they are! Great for canning, freezing, baking and eating fresh. Typically run from beginning of August until around the third week of the month.
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Elegant Ladies
We’ve been growing Elegant Ladies for about 10 years. They’re big, red in color, and delicious! Also a freestone variety and great for canning, baking, and eating fresh. Slightly firmer than the Hales and Elbertas with a tangier taste. Typically ready around the 3rd week of August until around Labor Day.
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Elbertas
Our latest variety of the season we’ve been growing for over 20 years. Softer and more yellow toned than the other varieties. Another freestone, people LOVE to can these, but they’re also great for baking, freezing and eating fresh! Very sweet and typically ready around the first week of September through the end of the month, supply providing.
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Nectarines
We have both white and yellow flesh nectarines available throughout the season. The white flesh are ready first around the time of the Delp Hales in the first few weeks of August. They’re very sweet and great for eating fresh or baking. Our yellow flesh nectarines are ready later in the season around the time of the Elegant Ladies. They’re bigger and juicy and also great for eating fresh or baking.