Some updates from the farms:

Just a Reminder Rhodes Cherry Orchard Opening weekend is Tommarow
6/19 -6/20 -6/21 hours are 8:00 3:00. We have an excellent crop this
year of sweet bing cherries. We will be BBQ Hamburgers & Hotdogs over
cherry wood we also offer Water, Soda, Lemonade, Snow-Cones, Cherry
Turnovers and Candies. Come for a picnic and a fun day. If you cant
make it this weekend we will be open the following weekend as well.
If you prefer picking during the week we are open on Mondays &
Fridays 8:00-3:00. The weather is to be sunny and in the high 80’s.
For more information & directions log on to www.rhodesorchard.com
or call cherry hotline (661)270-1569
looking forward to seeing you all soon
Thanks, Rhodes Orchard

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Hi Cherry Pickers,

We finally have some ripe Bings and Rainiers!  Some are perfect, some are not super sweet yet. The darkest colored Bings will be the sweetest.  With Rainiers, some people look for the largest fruit.  I think the cherries with that are have the most orange/red coloring are the sweetest.  Often, the cherries closest to the ground–under the branches almost touching the ground are the ripest.  The ground keeps the cherries warm which speeds up the ripening process.  The earlier in the day you arrive, the more ripe cherries you will be able to find!

We are open every day of the week.  On Weekends from 8am to 5pm and on Weekdays from 8am to 6pm.  Because of the late ripening, we expect to be open for picking thru 4th of July weekend with more and more trees ripening every day.  We still have over 2500 trees that we haven’t started picking yet.  Of course we will keep you posted.  See you at the farm!

Maxi and Gary

Villa del Sol Sweet Cherry Farms