DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – Most people are thinking of pumpkins in October, but farmers in northeast Wisconsin want everyone to know there’s still plenty of apples to pick.
It was a good season at Schartner Farm Market near Egg Harbor and owner Dave Schartner says his remaining apples need to go soon, otherwise they’ll be lost.
“They’re ready to be picked here within the week, otherwise, they’re going to start dropping on the ground,” says Schartner.
It was a good season and much better than last year at Hillside Apples in Kewaunee County when about a third of owner Bill Routhle’s crops were attacked by fungus.
“The crop is 100 percent better this year, just like total opposites,” says Routhle.
He attributes the warm dry summer and timely rains to keeping the apple scab disease away this year.
Local apple picking enthusiasts are already out plucking the main ingredient in some favorite treats.
“I make everything,” says Jennifer Fischer from Green Bay. “Applesauce, apple pie, apple crisp, we eat them raw with caramel dip.”
The best news is that there’ll be plenty to go around for everyone.
“There will be an ample supply of apples available through the rest of the season,” says Schartner.
Apple picking season typically runs through the end of October.
