FRUITS FOR THE PICKING!
Picking your own fruit is an age-old idea with a fresh new approach. We do the planting and growing. You do the picking. It is as close as you can come to having your own garden without the space, work and bother. Due to our size, we can offer more varieties of fruit than most backyard gardens.
We offer the opportunity to learn how different fruit crops are grown, when these fruits ripen and the difference in taste and appearance between varieties of each fruit. For instance, we grow 34 varieties of yellow and white peaches. Picking for each variety lasts about a week and peach season lasts from august through September. We grow 31 varieties of both eating and cooking apples. Apple picking starts in early August.
"Pick Your Own" is entertaining and fun. It is an outdoor activity that can be enjoyed by the whole family. The fresh air and sunshine are great for your health, the hayride to the fields and orchards is an adventure, and of course the fruit always tastes better when you've just picked it. We also offer helpful suggestions for new ways to prepare and preserve the fruit that you pick.
By following the harvest schedule you can treat your family to farm fresh fruit all season. You can come often and pick only what you will need for a few days or fill your freezer for the winter. Freshness and quality are yours for the picking at Linvilla Orchards.
PICK YOUR OWN CROPS
Crop |
Start Date
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End Date |
Strawberries |
Late May |
Late June |
Raspberries |
Mid June |
Early July |
Fall Raspberries |
Mid August |
Late September |
Blueberries |
Late June |
Early August |
Peaches |
Early July |
Mid September |
Apricots |
Early July |
Late July |
Plums |
Early July |
Mid August |
Blackberries |
Early July |
Early August |
Summer Apples |
Mid August |
Early September |
Fall Apples |
Mid September |
Late October |
Grapes |
Mid August |
Late September |
Nectarines |
Mid August |
Late September |
Pears |
Mid August |
Late September |
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Strawberries
In late May, our Pick-Your-Own season begins with strawberries. We have 6 varieties of strawberries planted.
Raspberries
Our 6 varieties of raspberries ripen over a two-week season beginning in late august. A second smaller crop is sometimes available in September.
Blueberries
We grow seven varieties of blueberries. Many folks enjoy picking raspberries and blueberries as their seasons coincide for 2 weeks.
Peaches
We grow 34 varieties of peaches. The varieties are both yellow and white, freestone and cling. Included in our 20 acres of peaches are 4 varieties of nectarines which are also available for Pick-Your-Own.
Blackberries
Our thornless blackberries are very large and are one of our easiest berries to pick.
Summer Apples
Our summer apples ripen in early-mid August along with peaches. Among our 6 varieties we have both eating and cooking apples.
Grapes
Linvilla grows three varieties of seeded cooking and eating grapes and two varieties of seedless eating grapes.
Pears
Bartlett, Bosch, Seckel and Vermont Beauties are the four varieties offered for Pick-Your-Own.
Fall Apples
Linvilla has 25 varieties of apples on 15 acres of orchards. The fall Pick-Your-Own apple season lasts through november, but hours will vary.
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137 W. Knowlton Road 
Phone: 610-876-7116