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342 Altamont Rd.
Altamont, NY 12009
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Phone: (518) 765-2956
Fax: (518) 765-2700
PYO: (866) 640-PICK
EM: info@indianladderfarms.com

Store Hours:
9am - 5pm Every Day
Opening May 5, 2010

Yellow Rock Café
(Menu)
Closed Tuesdays
11am - 2pm Mon., Wed. - Fri.
9am - 3pm Weekends

Opening May 5, 2010

Barn School Enrollment
2009 Harvest Schedule

              2009 HARVEST SCHEDULE

 

Weather and field conditions affect what is available, both in the Farm Market and for Pick-Your-Own.  Below, we offer our best guesses for anticipated harvest dates, which may vary by as much as several weeks.  Other varieties are grown and available at the farm; please check our Farm Market for more details.

 

All dates are subject to change as growing conditions unfold.

 

Variety

PYO

Anticipated Harvest Dates

Comments and Uses

Strawberries

x

June

 

Blueberries


x

July

 

Red raspberries


x

July - September

 

Tomatoes


x

Late July Ð August

Heirloom, plum (roma), and beefsteak

Pumpkins


x

Late September

 

AUGUST

Variety

Anticipated Harvest Dates

Comments and Uses

Tydeman

2nd week

sweet, eating, good for sauce, short shelf life

Zestar

2nd week

good sugar/acid balance, juicy, short shelf life

Paula Red

3rd week

sweet, eating, baking

Bartlett Pear

4th week

needs to ripen before eating

SEPTEMBER

HARVEST HOURS BEGIN: OPEN 9 - 6

Note:              PYO opens Labor Day Weekend

Variety

PYO

Anticipated Harvest Dates

Comments and Uses

Jonamac


x

1st week

sweet, crisp, eating, baking

McIntosh


x

end of 1st week

firm, juicy, tart

Gala


x

2nd week

good sugar/acid balance, firm and juicy,

Honeycrisp

 

2nd week

sweet, eating, very crisp

Cortland 


x

3rd week

tart, good for eating and baking

Liberty 

 

3rd week

sweet, eating

Macoun

 

3rd week

sweet, eating

Jonagold


x

3rd week

sweet, eating, good for baking

Empire


x

4th week

sweet, eating

Kendall 


x

4th week

sweet-tart, eating, baking Mac type

OCTOBER

Variety

PYO

Anticipated Harvest Date

Comments and Uses

Red Delicious


x

2nd week

sweet, eating

Golden Delicious


x

2nd week

sweet/tart, eating, good for baking

Fortune


x

3rd week

sweet, spicy, eating, good for baking

Mutsu or Crispin


x

3rd week

sweet, eating, crisp

Fuji 


x

4th week

sweet, eating

Rome 


x

4th week

sweet-tart, eating, good for baking

 

Hours:              Farm Market 9-5/Harvest hours 9-6              PYO Hotline: 866-640-PICK (7425)

              Begin PYO at least 1 hour before closing              Market Phone: 518-765-2956

 

Download Printable Harvest Schedule Here

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