PICKING  REPORT                                                                                                      MON. SEPT 5      HI FOLKS,  MY BERRIES ARE FINISHED FOR THE YEAR. THE ONLY PRODUCTS THAT I STILL HAVE FOR SALE ARE THE FROZEN  SOUR CHERRIES @$4.85/LB. AND LOCAL HONEY  @ $5.50/SMALL JAR. THANKS FOLKS. HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. BYE FOR NOW                                                                                                                                                    TUES. AUG 30         HI FOLKS,  THE PATCH IS CLOSED UNTIL FRI. MORNING. I WILL THEN OPEN FOR SOUR CHERRY PICKING. AS I’VE MENTIONED  THE CROP IS LITE DUE TO EXTENSIVE HAIL DAMAGE IN JULY. SORRY FOLKS, BUT BECAUSE OF THIS, I’M PUTTING A LIMIT OF 3 BASKETS PER FAMILY. SORRY AGAIN.  I’M OPEN THIS LONG WEEKEND FROM 10 TO 7.  FRESH CHERRIES @ $3.25/LB, FROZEN CHERRIES ( PITS IN ) @ $4.85/LB, AND LOCAL HONEY @ $5.50/ JAR. TAKE CARE .                                                  MON, AUG 29    HI FOLKS,  RASPBERRY PICKING WILL RESUME TODAY. SOUR CHERRY PICKING WILL START ON FRI. SEPT 2. THE CROP THIS YEAR IS VERY LITE DUE TO EXTENSIVE HAIL DAMAGE IN JULY. PRICE FOR FRESH CHERRIES IS $3.25/LB, FROZEN  CHERRIES (PITS IN ) IS $4.85/LB, AND LOCAL HONEY IS $5.50 FOR A SMALL JAR. TAKE CARE FOLKS.                      WED, AUG    24             HI FOLKS, THE RASPBERRIES ARE PICKED AT PRESENT. I WILL REOPEN  FOR RASPBERRIES ON MON. AUG 29.  THE SOUR CHERRIES ARE RIPENING SLOWLY BUT STILL NOT READY FOR PICKING. PERHAPS  IN THE NEXT 10 DAYS. TAKE CARE, BYE FOR NOW                                                                                         THURS. AUG 18,         HI FOLKS,  THE STORM LAST NITE HAS LEFT THE PATCH WET. I THINK THAT RASPBERRY PICKING CAN RESUME AFTER LUNCH. THANKS FOR CHECKING THE PICKING REPORT                                                             THURS. AUG 17  ,  HI FOLKS,   I WILL BE OPENING TOMORROW MORNING THURS. AUG 18 FOR MORE RASPBERRY PICKING. THE EVANS SOUR CHERRIES ARE COMING ALONG NICELY AND I HOPE TO OPEN IN 10  DAYS TO 2 WKS FOR CHERRY PICKING. LIKE THE RASPBERRIES , THE CHERRY CROP WAS SEVERELY  AFFECTED BY HAIL, SO THE CROP IS LITE THIS YEAR. FRESH CHERRIES ARE $3.25/LB AND THE FROZEN CHERRIES ( PIT IN ) ARE $4.85/LB. I ALSO HAVE LOCAL HONEY AT $5.50 PER JAR. THANKS FOR CHECKING THE  PICKING REPORT. BYE FOR NOW.                                      SUN, AUG 14       HI AGAIN,  SORRY BUT  MY RASPBERRIES ARE TEMPORAILY PICKED OUT. I HOPE TO REOPEN  WED OR THURS DEPENDING WHAT THE WEATHER SERVES UP THIS COMING WEEK. SORRY AGAIN.                                                              SAT. AUG 13            HI FOLKS,  THE FIRST THING I’D LIKE TO SAY IS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IS ADVERTISING RASPBERRIES ON THE RADIO USING RED LODGE U PICK AS HIS FARM OPERATION NAME. HE SELLS BY THE BUCKET WHEREAS I SELL BY THE POUND.  I HAVE NO AFFILIATION WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL AT ALL. I STILL HAVE RASPBERRIES AND THE EVANS SOUR CHERRIES ARE COMING ALONG NICELY. I SUSPECT 2 TO 3 WKS. BEFORE PICKING. LIKE THE RASPBERRIES, THE CHERRY CROP IS LITE AND THERE IS SOME BRUSING ON THE FRUIT DUE TO HAIL DAMAGE. PRICE FOR THE RASPBERRIES IS $3.00/LB. AND $3.25/LB. FOR THE CHERRIES. I ALSO HAVE BEAUTIFUL FORZEN CHERRIES (PITS IN)  FOR $4.85/LB. I’M OPEN  7 DAYS A WEEK FROM 9:30 AM UNTIL 7:00 PM. THANKS FOR CHECKING OUT THE PICKING REPORT. BYE FOR NOW.