Oh Deer What Could the Matter Be?
When most people think about apple orchards, they picture spring blossoms or fall harvest . Winter feels quiet and still. But as a grower, winter is one of the most important times of year to protect our trees, especially from deer. Our 7th generation family farm has tried a number of different methods to deter deer over the years. One of our past strategies may work best for the backyard apple grower. If snow covers the ground and natural food sources disappear, apple tre
How Does Spring Frost Affect Fall Apple Picking?
Here is a list of criteria that affect the outcome of a spring frost.
Fruit Pi
Happy Pi Day! Lets's celebrate the amazing relationship between the circumference and diameter of circles using some fruit from the...
How to Pick an Apple
Sunny with warm breezes and plenty of school groups picking their day to come on an Apple Picking Field Trip! Our reservation specialist...
How to Pick an Apple
The summer heat continues. Boy was it hot today! The guys are picking apples on the home farm and happy guests at the pick your own are...
When Do We Start Picking Apples?
The heat and humidity does not slow down our hard working MG Hurd employees, but a bit of rain may. We start picking apples late July or...
A Visit to the Hurds Apple Packing Line
Ever cross your mind how on earth an apple makes it's way from our trees in the orchard to your grocery store?
And on Our Farm there were some BEEs
Another BEEutiful sunny day with a high of 65° and the sound of bzzz, bzzz, bzzz. Each bloom we bring in honey bee colonies to help...
Replanting Young Apple Trees Part 2
IT'S SPRINGTIME ON THE FARM......a taste of summer brings sunny skies with a high of 85°.....We have been PLANTING YOUR FUTURE APPLES!!...
Replanting Young Apple Trees Part 1
A warm rainy day brings the first major apple scab infection, moisture to the roots and lots of new growth. Does this month have an “R”...