Author Archives: Patty Doll

It has been gorgeous weather in Oldenburg.  Last weekend, the skies were perfect blue scattered with fluffy clouds.  Humidity is low!  Perfect Indiana weather.  It is the perfect weather to enjoy some fresh apples.  Nothing beats an orchard fresh apple!  … Continue reading →

Blondie, Gala, McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Ginger Gold

The “OPEN” sign was put out and another season is under way.  Our business hours have been set as:  Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday open at 9:00 a.m. and we will close at 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday, 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.  … Continue reading →

“Dog” days of summer are upon us as we approach the beginning of another harvest season.  Heat advisories were issued for the area as the past few days the temperatures have been in the upper 90’s and heat indexes have … Continue reading →

The orchards are saturated and the trees are standing in water.  It is an understatement to say it has been a wet spring and so far a very wet summer.  Above average rainfall with high humidity and foggy mornings is … Continue reading →

Days turn into weeks and weeks into months and here it is almost the end of May.  Not too much going on at the orchard except trying to stay ahead of the weeds.  We had an unusually wet Spring and … Continue reading →

Thanks to the local school corporation’s Spring break and good help from the neighbors’ boys, we have finished pruning, raking prunings, mulching and picking up debris in the orchards.  Ready for another season!  Nothing really more satisfying than seeing the … Continue reading →

Today, March 14th, was commemorated as National Ag Day.  Local FFA groups as well as other agricultural groups such as Indiana Farm Bureau sponsored various events to showcase the role that farmers play in our lives and the lives of … Continue reading →

Labor efforts for this whole month of February in the orchard have been dedicated to pruning.  The weather has not been all that cooperative but when we could get out we were working on trimming the trees.  Not nearly  finished, … Continue reading →

Our area is in the throes of “Old Man Winter.”  With actual temperatures below zero in addition to gusty winds, we have been experiencing wind chill factors ranging from twenty to thirty degrees below zero.  Definitely not temperatures conducive to … Continue reading →