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THOMPSON'S FARM
EDITED ON JULY 1, 2025 UPICK WILL CONTINUE WE BELIEVE UNTIL JULY 6,
ALWAYS CHECK THIS SITE BEFORE TRAVELING TO THE FARM JUST TO BE SURE
IT MAY CONTINUE INTO THE NEXT WEEK DEPENDING ON FRUIT QUALITY.
IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE HOT AND THAT CAN FINISH OFF THE UPICK SEASON IN CHERRIES
WE HAVE CHERRIES AT OUR MARKET ON HWY 12 NACHES
PICKING APRICOTS , FIND THEM AT THE MARKET
WE EVEN HAVE SOME PEACHES BUT THEY ARE EARLY, NOT FREESTONE
AND YOU DO NOT WANT MORE THAN YOU CAN USE RIGHT AWAY (NOT KEEPERS)
NO MORE RAINIERS FROM OUR FARM THIS YEAR , WE DO HAVE PLENTY OF BINGS
IT WAS A HUGE WEEKEND
IF WE CAN SOURCE SOME RAINIERS FOR THE MARKET WE WILL BUT THEY WILL COST MORE
U PICK PRICE $2.25 LB ($2.20 LB CASH)
U PICK PRICE FOR PIE CHERRIES $3.00 LB ($2.95 LB CASH)
PICKED FRUIT IS SOLD AT THE MARKET ON HWY 12
BINGS ARE $3.50 A LB AND $2.75 OVER 25 LBS (BOX INCLUDED)
PICKED PIE CHERRIES ARE $4.00 LB
WE ARE NOW PICKING MONTMORENCY PIE CHERRIES AND YOU SHOULD CALL THE MARKET TO PRE ORDER
SOMETIMES WE DO HAVE SOME ON HAND BUT CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT
MARKET NUMBER IS 509 653 2589
CHERRY PICKING ADVICE
IT GETS HOT HERE SO THE EARLIER IN THE DAY YOU ARRIVE THE BETTER
OUR HOURS ARE 9 TO OUT OF THE ORCHARD BY 4
WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE 90 AND ABOVE WE DO NOT MIND IF YOU ARRIVE AT 8
I WILL BE OUT THERE OR IN MY GARDEN IF YOU NEED HELP
REMEMBER TO BRING WATER AND REMEMBER TO DRINK IT
do not drink the irrigation water, but on a hot day walk through it to cool off
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU LEAVE ON TIME BECAUSE WE START VERY EARLY AND WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO WHEN 4 OCLOCK COMES
PARKING IS FREE, DO NOT PARK NEXT TO THE CHERRIES WITHOUT PERMISSION
WE GET TOO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM
CHERRIES WILL BE DIFFERENT TREE TO TREE
THEY ARE SAFE TO EAT AND THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO SEE IF THEY ARE RIPE AND READY TO BE PICKED. WE HAVE MANY VARIETIES AND WHAT YOU MAY THINK IS A RAINIER MAY JUST BE AN UNRIPE CHERRY OF A DIFFERENT VARIETY
WE ENCOURAGE SAMPLING BUT REMEMBER YOU DON'T WANT A TUMMY ACHE ON THE WAY BACK TO SEATTLE .
WE SELL BOXES FOR YOUR PICKED FRUIT (I DON'T KNOW THE PRICE YET THIS YEAR) BUT YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING A BOX OF YOUR OWN. BAGS WILL WORK BUT CHERRIES ARE FRAGILE SO I THINK A BOX IS BETTER
CHERRIES ARE ONE FRUIT THAT DOES BETTER WITH REFRIGERATION
SO DONT LEAVE THEM FOR HOURS IN A HOT CAR,
AND THEY SHOULD BE KEPT DRY ,
THEY WILL MOLD IF KEPT IN DAMP CONDITIONS
YOU MAY NOT USE THE ORCHARD LADDERS
BUT THERE ARE LOTS OF TREES OUT THERE SO KEEP SEARCHING AND YOU WILL FIND CHERRIES WITHIN REACH.
WEAR PROPER SHOES FOR WALKING ON UNEVEN SURFACES AND IN GRASS. WE DISCONTINUED USING WEED KILLER IN THE ORCHARD AREAS TWO YEARS AGO AND WE MAY HAVE MORE GRASS HERE AND THERE THAN IN THE PAST.
WE DO OUR BEST TO MOW BEFORE YOU ARRIVE.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME WHEN YOU VISIT
IT LOOKS LIKE (AT THIS TIME) WE HAVE A GOOD CROP OF ALL FRUITS
WE GROW CHERRIES, APRICOTS, PLUMS, PEACHES, PEARS AND APPLES
obviously I handle my own website and while it is not professional it allows me to keep the harvest information current
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