Welcome to Flint Creek Orchard
Come to Flint Creek Orchard to pick apples and have a wonderful Fall experience.
Come to Flint Creek Orchard to pick apples and have a wonderful Fall experience.
We have had a pick your own operation since 2017 near West Point, Indiana. Late May into June is strawberry season, and late August into November is apple season.
We are open for pick your own apples. We still have a few delicata, acorn, and butternut squash, medium sized onions, pumpkins for Jack O’ Lanterns, gourds, and ornamental corn.
Our hours the week of October 27:
Monday, October 28: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Tuesday, October 29: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, October 30: 9:00 - 11:00 am
Thursday, October 31: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 2: 9:00 - Noon
Cash or check only.
Price (Pick your own)
Apples: $5.00 per 5# bag and $10.00 per 10# bag
Delicata squash: $3.00 per squash
Butternut Squash: $3.00 per squash
Acorn Squash: $2.00 per squash
Large Onions: $1.00 per onion
Medium Onions: $1.00 for two medium onions
Medium Pumpkins: $5.00 per pumpkin
Small pumpkins: $3.00 per pumpkin
Gourds: $1.00 per gourd
Corn: 3 for $1.00
We supply the containers for you to pick into and take home.
We do not have bathrooms.
Currently we have five apple varieties available: Pixie Crunch, Fuji, Shizuka, Idared, and Winesap. We are coming to the end of the season, and we have a few Shizika, Idared and Winesap apples left to pick.
Pixie Crunch is a crisp apple and is outstanding for fresh eating and salads. Pixie Crunch was developed in 1972 by PRI, the joint apple-breeding program of Purdue University, Rutgers University, and the University of Illinois. It is a cross of two numbered apples, but has both Golden Delicious and Rome in its heritage.
Fuji is sweet, crisp and juicy. The Fuji apple is a hybrid created in Japan in the 1930's with two American apple varieties, Red Delicious and old Virginia Ralls Genet.
Shizuka is large in size with a flavor that tends toward sweetness rather than acidity. Shizuka was created from a cross of the Golden Delicious apple with the Indo variety and are best for eating fresh and applesauce.
Idared is famous for its excellent cooking and baking qualities. Idareds are particularly good for baked apples, since they hold their shape when cooked. Idared apples are named after the state they were first developed—Idaho—and their rich, red color. This variety is a cross between the Jonathan and Wagener, two apples from New York first bred in the eighteenth century. Idared apples are a wonderful storage variety; under proper cool, dry conditions, they can keep for several months.
Winesap apples are highly aromatic with a balanced sweet-tart taste and flesh that is crisp and exceptionally juicy with a creamy yellow hue. It can be eaten fresh but is primarily a culinary apple. The exact origins of the Winesap Apple are unknown but it probably dates back to the 18th century. The first known mention of this apple was in New Jersey in 1804. It was widely produced commercially in the 19th century but became less popular in the 20th century around the 1950’s when other varieties took over demand. The apple is very firm, juicy, and crisp with a tangy flavor. The skin tends to be tough and somewhat chewy, so many people like to peel these apples before eating them. The fruit keeps very well.
It may rain mid-week, so we’ll see how that affects us. It is definitely autumn, and the colors in the area are very pretty. We hope you have a great week.