These are details from Oct ’08. Please call or email each to confirm the hours of operation!
Come and enjoy ‘apple picking’ time in Suffolk County New York. Here is a list of ‘pick your own’ New York apple orchards and farms in Suffolk County brought to you by Realtors, Larry & Sheila of Charles Rutenberg Realty:
Baiting Hollow Farms
830 Sound Avenue
Calverton, NY 11933
Suffolk County, New York
Phone: (631) 929-6439
Briermere Farms
4414 Sound Ave
Riverhead, NY 11901
Suffolk County, New York
Phone: (631) 722-3931
Lewin Farms
830 Sound Avenue
Calverton, NY 11933
Suffolk County, New York
Phone: (631) 929-4327
Open: ; Daily, 9:00am. to 5:00pm
Website: www.lewinfarms.com
Richters Orchards
RFD 1 Pulaski Rd Box 1300
Northport, NY 11768
Suffolk County, New York
Phone: (516) 261-1980
Seven Ponds Orchard
65 Seven Ponds Road
Water Mill, NY 11976
Suffolk County, New York
Phone: (631) 726-8015
Wickham’s Fruit Farm
Rt. 25
Cutchogue, NY 11935
Suffolk County, New York
Phone: (631) 734-6441
Website: www.wickhamsfruitfarm.com
Apples are one of the easiest fruits to gather – even for little hands. Here are a few tips to get the most out of your apple picking experience:
- Apples on the outside of the tree tend to ripen first. Because there are so many varieties, color isn’t necessarily an indication of ripeness. If you’re not sure, ask.
- When going to pick your own apple picking farms, choose firm, bruise-free fruit and place it gently in your basket (just throwing them in will make them bruise and go bad more quickly).
- To increase shelf life, keep your apple haul in a cool, dry place, like a basement. Don’t wash them until you use them. Then you’re ready for apple pies, sauce and cider!
Some fun Smithtown, New York Apple Picking facts:
-Apple trees take four to five years to produce their first fruit.
-There really was a Johnny Appleseed, famous for planting apple trees. His real name was John Chapman and he was born in 1774
-There are about 8000 varieties of apples around the world. Only about 100 types of apples are grown commercially in the U.S…..
Enjoy!
LARRY & SHEILA are Realtors with Charles Rutenberg Realty.
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