Four guides that answer the questions the listings cannot. Every figure in them is calculated from the 578 orchards we track across 49 states, and recalculated whenever the data changes.
Median bag price, what a bag actually weighs, and why most orchards will not tell you the price before you drive there.
Which apples ripen early, mid, and late season, typical opening and closing dates by state, and the week most orchards hit their best selection.
The most-grown varieties across the orchards we track, what each one is actually good for, and how to read a "what's ripe now" list.
U-pick etiquette, what to actually bring, how bags and pricing work, and the mistakes that ruin an otherwise good afternoon.