Apple picking season! This season is 2-3 weeks ahead of schedule, so get out there!

[MrMatt]

Just a PSA. Apparently apple crops came in a few weeks early this year. I went to a place outside Boston this weekend and got some good gala's, topaz's, often-overlooked Empires, Crispin, and these HUUUGE Mutsu apples. They're over a pound each. Seriously, it's huge For reference, that is a very large Empire apple next to it. Unfortunately I just missed raspberry season.

If anyone Boston ATOTer's are interested, I went to Tougas Farm about 35 minutes outside Boston, in Northboro. They had a small petting zoo, and GREAT food. Get a cider-donut if you go.

 

[BurnItDwn]

All the places in IL closed early this season. There was some frost that killed all the late season apples over here. 🙁

We were able to get some Blushing Glories last weekend though 🙂

 

[hclarkjr]

apples and such being early usualy means hard winter coming, or so farmers say :0

 

[techs]

My new fave are Asian apples. Tastes like a cross between an apple and a pear.

 

[Kelvrick]

Will have to head out to Apple Hill (local orchards east of Sacramento) soon. Gotta get me some apple donuts this time. The line was too long last year when I went.

 

[MrMatt]

My new fave are Asian apples. Tastes like a cross between an apple and a pear.

yeah, the Gala apples taste like that. Love em

 

[BoomerD]

We had an unusually cool summer here in NorCal. I suspect the apples will be later than usual just like nearly every other crop has been this year.

 

[Anubis]

i went last weekend here in upstate NY

Got Cortlands, Ida reds and empires. Idas and emps i could have taken an entire bushel off of a single tree. almost like no one had touched them, Macs and cortlands were moderately picked

 

[Analog]

Honeycrisp FTW.

All my apple trees didn't produce this year because of a late frost in spring 🙁

 

[Saint Nick]

Nebraska City apples are the best in the United States, if not the world. Some of the first pioneers of the Red Delicious.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Peru,_Iowa

 

[Anubis]

Red Delicious are about as far from delicious as you can get in the apple world

 

[fatpat268]

I picked all my apples from my back yard a little over a month ago...

Red Delicious are about as far from delicious as you can get in the apple world

I agree, but I still like them though.

 

[lupi]

granny smiths be yummy.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

thanks, matt. that looks sweet! was it crowded?

 

[Leros]

Honeycrisp FTW.

All my apple trees didn't produce this year because of a late frost in spring 🙁

Honeycrisp :wub:

 

[MrMatt]

Honeycrisp :wub:

Apparently Crispin is a variety of honeycrisp..

thanks, matt. that looks sweet! was it crowded?

Not TOO crowded. They have different parts of the orchards open, the further back you go the fewer people venture back there. Actually makes for a nice date with a girl if you got one around.

 

[BoomerD]

Apparently Crispin is a variety of honeycrisp..






Not TOO crowded. They have different parts of the orchards open, the further back you go the fewer people venture back there. Actually makes for a nice date with a girl if you got one around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPJZTRqQ1Xw

 

[zerocool84]

I don't need to pick apples. Here in California we have mexicans that do it for us.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Yeah, nothing better than picking and eating apples as you walk around the orchid.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Not TOO crowded. They have different parts of the orchards open, the further back you go the fewer people venture back there. Actually makes for a nice date with a girl if you got one around.

Did you bring your trainer from the gym?

 

[CraigRT]

Empires are the sleeper apple.... Best tasting to eat, IMO!
That's what I'm getting when I go hopefully this weekend.

 

[skyking]

I think I overdosed myself on fresh apples and cherries, growing up in the apple capital. I'm allergic to both now in the fresh form, *BUT* heat them up and I'm good to go!
Apple pie FTW 😀