In today’s episode I am talking about an apple variety that has been a few years since I had it - the Mollie’s Delicious. Learn some interesting information about this apple variety that is making it…
If there is one apple that I am surprised isn’t available in grocery store across the country, it has to be the Crimson Crisp apple. This very firm, tart, but with some sweetness, pretty red apple…
In this week’s episode, I am talking about a really, really, really (did I say really) old apple variety from Russia. It is called Duchess of Oldenburg. I live in an area with strong Russian…
In this week’s podcast episode I am sharing an apple that is so rare in the United States, I couldn’t find anyone else growing it from a Google search, except for the farm I got them at. This…
Last fall I discovered an heirloom apple variety that is grown in the Pacific Northwest, called the Spokane Beauty. It has been around since the 1800s, originally from an apple seed that actually…
When my family was full-time RVing around the country, one of my favorite stops was up in Maine. I was there for the entire month of August and into September. So that means I got to be there for the…
Back in 2021, I had one amazing apple season, traveling from Maine down to Tennessee. I went apple picking several times, starting up in Maine. This is where I picked Prima apples at Hooper’s Orchard.…
Over the next 3 podcast episodes I am going to be talking about the history and how it is going today for some early season apple varieties. I will share a special tip in each podcast episode about…
The picture above is of the Columbia River in Wentachee, Washington. I took a trip there last month. Even thought it wasn’t time for apples yet, I got to learn first hand why Washington grows so many…
Empire is one of many apple varieties that was developed by New York State Agricultural Experiment Station of Cornell University. It’s parents are very well known apple varieties - Red Delicious and…
