Dassel Hillside Farm

This is how an apple tree is grafted. We buy the rootstocks from a nursery. We cut the bud wood from the apple variety that we want, like Ginger Gold. We cut a notch in the rootstock and the bud wood. We fit them together and tape them. We coat the top of the tree with wax to keep the tree from drying out. Then we keep them in the cooler until we can plant them in our nursery.The rootstock controls the size and hardiness of the tree. The rootstocks that we use for our trees are hardier than t...

We are now harvesting and selling our Honeycrisp apples.  We still have Wealthy, Cortland and Ginger Gold apples. 

The apple crop looks great this year.  We will be open 10 am - 6 pm Monday thru Saturday and closed on Sundays thru October.  Check our home page for current apple varieties.  Our apples are all picked, washed, sorted and bagged so you have the best quality apple.  We accept cash or checks as forms of payment.  We are unable to accept cards.  We look forward to seeing you this fall. 

The recipe for the winning entry at the 2013 Meeker County Fair apple baking contest is now on our recipe page.  Congratulations Beth Orsatti of Litchfield.  She won 1/2 bushel of apples. 

The trees are all pruned.  We have planted a couple hundred new apple trees.  We finished planting our new strawberries on May 10.  That is the latest we have ever planted.  The existing strawberries had their straw taken off about 10 days ago.  The tomatoes in the high tunnel are starting to bloom.  If anyone wants bare root strawberry plants.  Checkout our ad on craigslist.  25 per bundle of Mesabi or Jewell. 

Karl and I are out pruning the apple trees when the weather cooperates.  We need to be finished before the spring comes.

We are now sold out of apples and closed for the season.  Thanks to all of our great customers who enjoy "Fresh Apples from Dassel".

We just have a few bushels of Haralson apples left.  All other varieties are sold out for the year.  We are out of pies and crisp also.  We plan to be open through Saturday Nov. 10

Honeycrisp apples are now sold out for the year. 

We still have a good supply of Haralson and Wealthy on Clearance Sale.

Stock up for the winter before they are gone.

We are now running a clearance sale on the Haralson and Wealthy apples .

Buy 2 bags get 2 bags FREE!   while supplies last!

half bushel Haralson for $13     full bushel of Haralson for $24

It's time to make applesauce, pies and put away apples for the winter.

We plan to be open thru Nov 2 or 3.