Author Archives: Patty Doll

About Patty Doll

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

As 2017 Ends, Preparing for 2018!

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Patty Doll

First of all, we extend our warmest wishes for a Merry Christmas.  As another calendar year draws to a close, it is good to reflect on the many aspects of a successful year.  Thank you again, our good customers and … Continue reading →

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Harvest for 2017 Winding Down

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Patty Doll

The past weeks have been spent in an all out effort to finish harvest before the change of weather.  October weather in Indiana is always unpredictable, thus the extra effort to finish the picking.  The Yellow/Golden Delicious apples have been … Continue reading →

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Apple Variety of the Week: Golden Delicious

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Patty Doll

The Golden Delicious apple is our featured apple for the next several weeks.  Beautiful to behold in the orchard setting, it is flavorful and juicy.  Quite a delight to pick and just as delightful to eat out of hand, the … Continue reading →

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2017 Harvest is in full swing!

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Patty Doll

Harvest is in full swing.   Cooler overnight temperatures have given the apples a beautiful blush.  The next several weeks will be very busy with harvest and markets.  We enjoy meeting our regular customers and introducing ourselves to new ones at … Continue reading →

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Apple of the week: Gingergold

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Patty Doll

We have opened the marketing season with the “Gingergold” apple. The Gingergold apple is one of the earliest yellow apple varieties to ripen in our orchard.  The fruit is conical in shape and starts out a very pale green, though … Continue reading →

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2017 Market Schedule and Hours

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Patty Doll

We have established our business hours for the season. We plan to go to the following Farmers’ Markets on a weekly basis. Wednesday mornings from sunrise to lunch or until we sell out, we will be setting up at White’s … Continue reading →

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Family Heritage: Apple Farmers and Nurserymen

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Patty Doll

Interesting findings regarding our family heritage.  Maternal great grandparents of co-owner, Patty, developed an orchard about three miles southeast of our current location in 1888.  Receipts were found among family papers that documented the sale and shipment of trees from … Continue reading →

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Spring Maintenance and Updates

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Patty Doll

The past several weeks have been spent maintaining the orchard.  Weed control is always an issue for us.  The mild winter and warm spring encouraged growth and development of this unwelcome vegetation.  The seeds that dropped into the earth last fall did … Continue reading →

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Apple Bloom 2017

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Patty Doll

Finishing the orchard cleanup took priority the last days of March.  The warmer days of late March and early April encouraged the peach trees  to come out of dormancy and begin their bloom.  April 2nd was the day when the entire … Continue reading →

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Early March Update: Nearly Wrapped up with Pruning

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Patty Doll

It has been a few weeks and a March update is due. Continued pruning took us through the entire month of February.  The weather was exceptionally good with the month’s temperatures as one of the warmest in local record keeping.  Pruning … Continue reading →

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