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Slippits are back

Posted by Patti on Aug 15th 2018

The Cadillac of the Line is back in bags, bulk, and gift rounds.Not every apricot can grow up to be a slippit.....this year proved very challengingto find the biggest and the best to become slippits. … read more

Bulk is Back

Posted by Patti (my feet are killing me) ApricotKing Orchards on Aug 8th 2018

2018 Bulk orders are now available.We have Slabs, Choice, and Extra-Choice available in the Bulk sizes.Slabs are the sweetest and costliest......but oooh soooo tasty.Extra Choice are smaller and just … read more

Washing Cots

Posted by PKG on Jul 31st 2018

The 2018 crop is off the trays.Now it's time for washing.  We'll wash (imagine a tumbling rotating washer with holes) eachand every apricot we cut.  Just a short day of laying the washed tra … read more

Scraping & Sizing the Apricots

Posted by Harvesting with our Son on Jul 27th 2018

We've spent the entire week scraping the fruit off the trays.  This consists of 10 men pushinga paddle/scraper on a moving tray line.  Trays are dumped into several bins......The  bins … read more

That's all Folks

Jul 25th 2018

Not a single fresh cot left on the ranch.That's it for 20118
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