Author Archives: Patty Doll

About Patty Doll

Owner, operator, picker, seller, customer service, and grass mower for Doll's Orchard, LLC.

Winter Pruning and Conferences 2016

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Patty Doll

Winter pruning has now taken precedence in the orchard.  The apple trees are now fully acclimated to tolerate cold temperatures as they have been exposed to freezing temperatures for several weeks.  We perform most of our maintenance pruning while the trees … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year! Winter Update….

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Patty Doll

 A new year has begun on the calendar and also in the orchard.  The unseasonable temperatures of late November through mid-December here in the Midwest have put some kinks in the winter work schedule.  Not only is pruning on hold but … Continue reading →

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Harvest 2015 has been completed!

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Patty Doll

Another harvest is complete.  We’ve finished picking the last of the “late” apples in the orchard, that being the Gold Rush and Black Twig Winesap.  Both of these varieties are unique in their textures and tastes.  Every season has its … Continue reading →

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Apple of the Week: Yellow Delicious

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Patty Doll

The apples to be picked this week are an early variety from Stark’s Brothers’ Nursery in Louisiana, Missouri, dating from the late 1920’s.  Our orchard had a nursery in Wenatchee, Washington take scions from the few surviving trees in the old part of our orchard … Continue reading →

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Early October ’15 Update

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Patty Doll

Harvest is proceeding at a fast pace.  We have finished picking several varieties and have begun to pick Winesaps this past week.  As we harvest Chespeakes, we will also continue to pick our Yellow Delicious. The variety of Yellow Delicious in … Continue reading →

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Apple of the week: Honeycrisp

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Patty Doll

Devoted followers of Honeycrisp are coming to the markets and if we’ve been asked once, we’ve been asked at least a hundred times at each market about the availability of this apple.  Glad to say, “yes, we do have Honeycrisp.”    Although, … Continue reading →

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Apple of the week: Macintosh

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Patty Doll

While we are still picking Gala, we have added McIntosh to the mix.  McIntosh apples are classics in the apple world.  A person who truly looks forward to the McIntosh seldom is satisfied with other varieties of apples.  The McIntosh … Continue reading →

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Apple of the week: Gala

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Patty Doll

Harvest has begun in earnest here at the orchard.  This past week we have finished picking the Gingergold apples and now on to the Gala.  Ripening has slowed somewhat but the predicted higher temperatures this week will probably change all that.  … Continue reading →

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Soil+Sunlight+Water=Weeds!

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Patty Doll

These past weeks of summer have challenged us to be more aggressive in our preventative weed control program. The frequent rains of these past weeks have created excellent growing conditions for the unwanted vegetation in the orchard that we call … Continue reading →

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Summer Apple and Peach Diseases

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Patty Doll

It has been an unseasonably damp and wet July so far for our region of southeastern Indiana.  While the rains are good for maintaining the area’s water table, the extended duration of wet conditions contribute to summer diseases in the orchard.  … Continue reading →

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