There is no easy way to say this ...... we are picked out of Strawberries and Tulips.  Do not come to the farm expecting Strawberries.  The initial push of 12,000 pounds has been picked, it will be at least two weeks before the plants start to produce more berries.  It takes aprox. 30 days to go from flower to berry, think back a month ago and you will remember 14 degree weather here at the farm.  The plants were covered and not producing flowers at that time hence the absence of fruit now.  They are growing and flowering now but it will take some time for those berries to mature.  We will continue to let folks browse the fields but there is no fruit to pick.
   Regarding Tulips - it was extreme cold that dampened the Strawberry crop and extreme heat has damaged the Tulips.  Go figure.  We are seeing a lot of 'blind' plants meaning they are growing but have no flower.  This is caused by many things but temperature is the main one.  Remember those 14 degree nights?  They were followed by upper 80s and even low 90 degree days.  We will continue to harvest what we can there as well but don't expect much.
     The Ranunculus field is a bright spot at the moment.  The plants look better than ever before and will begin to bloom soon.  They are my favorite flower so maybe they get a little extra attention?  hmmmm

  Don't worry it is all good!!! Farming is a challenge and this year is no different.  We are super excited to be here and the kids are having a lot of fun running around doing the activities.  The weather has been good, the grounds look great and the ice cream is delicious.   There is a silver lining in every cloud ---- your visit will be a lot cheaper without boxes of Strawberries :).
    

Whoaaaaaa, lets slow'er down just a bit.  The Strawberries are not ripening fast enough for good picking.  Last weekend folks pulled thousands of pounds of Strawberries each day, today about 300 and that has been hard picking.  We had a slight freeze this morning but the sun is out now and we are warming up nicely.  I believe we will continue to ripen a few hundred pounds each day ----- which is not enough to meet Spring Break demand.  If coming only for Strawberries - the earlier the better each day. This week is some Spring Breaks, next week is more and no rain days are in the forecast coupled with the earliness in the season = rough picking for the next two weeks.  I believe it will be toward the end of March before we become overwhelmed with Berries.
    Tulips - the heat is doing a number on them.  We couldn't sleep at night if we charged admission to this years field.  Therefore the Tulips are $2.50 per bloom and no admission.  
     Ranunculus - about to pop!  They are getting close and we expect to be in them by Saturday.

    This weekend the Sweet Shack concessions will be open offering our amazing Strawberry Lemonade!  The Farmmade Ice Cream and Popsicles will be delicious, the goats will be hungry and we will be waiting for you to have some good ole fashioned Farm Fun with us.

A bit windy and cool but still a wonderful day!  Thank you to all the amazing people that came out this past weekend.

The fields are pretty well cleaned out of ripe berries at the moment but not to worry - there are LOTS more to come!  I don't recommend coming to the farm Monday or Tuesday expecting to find more than a few Strawberries.  Instead, wait until Thursday to get more berries ripened up and maybe we will have some flowers by late week also.

The season is just getting started!, more and more Strawberries are coming on with the height of the season normally around the first of April. 

Another fantastic day!!  Strawberry supply was incredible this morning but started to wane by late afternoon.  Not to worry though because we have a entire field reserved for tomorrows crowd and it is LOADED.  As always though, the earlier you come to opening the better.  So far the season is looking good.  We hope to have Strawberries all the way through April and possibly May.

Important for Sunday March 9 picking:
The Farm opens at 1pm on Sundays in the Spring.
           
The greatest supply of giant red ripe luscious Strawberries will be on the LEFT side of the road.  Turn left at the FIELD TRIP sign and proceed to the parking on your left..  There are berries in the fields at the main farm but not as many. 

The Tulip field needs a little more time to make more blooms.  Don't come for Tulips tomorrow.     
Hope to see you soon!

It warms our hearts to see so many smiling faces.  Our customers are absolutely the best!  The Strawberry fields are putting on a show.  I am thinking we need to sell sideboards for the boxes because I have seen them piled high with berries.  The worst thing ever is to fill your box in the middle of the row, I guarantee you will add a few more layers by the time you get out of the field.  Tomorrows picking will be fantastic and I'm pretty sure Sundays will be  too.
   The Tulip field is being a bit stubborn with their blooms.  I think Strawberries should be the priority and give the Tulips a little more time to produce.  Folks will still be able to get in the flower patch but I don't feel there is a very good selection at thee moment.
   Hope to see you soon!!

It was a great opening day!!!!!  Loads of beautiful berries were picked and there are loads left for tomorrow and the weekend.  We will post again tomorrow evening but I am sure there will be plenty of berries for Saturday and probably Sunday too.  The picture below was just taken - multiply that row by 160.

The Tulip field is probably no more than 10% bloom.  We are allowing folks to pick them but in my opinion, the field is not picture worthy yet.

Yehaw!  The season has begun and all we are missing is you!  

3pm --  We survived the great wind storm of 2025!  and I am happy to report the fields are loaded with luscious red Strawberries!   History says customer flow starts a little slow and gathers steam.  I believe we will have lots and lots of berries to pick through the weekend with lots more berries to come next week. but as always, check here the day before you come out just to make sure.  Soooo many berries are available that the problem is going to be stopping the harvest.  There are some frost and wind damaged berries to watch for when picking.  Just discard those damaged berries on the ground as you pursue that beautiful box of gorgeous red berries. 

   The Tulip field has not changed much from Mondays post - take a look there for Tulip picking.. 

    The Sweet Berry Express Barrel Train, Goat Racers, Paint a Pot, Sandart and the Berry Bounce will all be running throughout the Spring.  We are sorry to say that we will not offer Pony rides in the near term - they will be missed. 
We are blooming excited to get this Spring started and can't wait to see you again.

We are going to start this spring season off with a BANG! Opening Thursday March 6th for the spring season!
The strawberries are loving this weather and there will be plenty to pick Thursday thru Saturday. Stay tuned for picking updates for Sunday. 
The tulips are finally making their appearance at the farm. We have several varieties blooming but they are scattered all over the field. So no stunning field pictures just yet. Our tulips are a bit short this year due to the heat, but our bouquet makers will be sure to get them looking nice in your bouquet! Maybe your photographer will be able to get you great shots too! Starting tomorrow we will be posting daily photos of our tulip field on social media so you can determine the best time to for you to come. 
The goats are the most excited to have people back on the farm. They are missing all the pets our wonderful customers give. See you soon!

They survived!!!   We have been pulling covers off plants today and are happy to report that the they look pretty good considering the cold weather we had last week.  
      Tulips - love it cold.  The plants look good and almost half the field is showing greenery.  We see buds deep inside some of the plants but feel we are still a week or two away from harvesting flowers.   
       Ranunculus ---- The plants are amazing in the areas where we were able to keep the cover from touching the foliage.  90% of the field looks better than ever before.  We are looking for those amazing flowers in late March.
         Strawberries ---- there are a ton of green berries.  We lost some of the blooms under the covers, which are a bit more cold sensitive than the berries so we might see a small slow down in production late March.  Overall the fields look to be in very good shape and we are in line for a big season.

  We are expecting amazing weather the rest of the week which will kick start the Farm again.  We are hoping to have ripe berries starting Thursday March 6 so get ready, Spring is almost here!  Ye Haw!

Wow, that's what you call a cold front!  Warm this morning and then about 3pm the front blew through and things changed quickly.  A cold couple of days is in the forecast with  temps tomorrow night predicted in the teens.  I would prefer it stay in the 20's but I wasn't asked.  The Strawberries and Ranunculus are covered which should mitigate any profound damage from hard freezing weather.  The Tulips will love it! 

Lets see how the next few days shake out but I would not be surprised to be announcing an Farm Opening in two weeks.  Get ready!