Fruits 'n Such Orchard

10/09/2025

Have a beautiful day!

10/07/2025

Thank you guys so much for all the input about pickles the other day.

I ended up making sliced dill, sliced dill with jalapeños and some sweet pickles. Last week I made dill spears, dill spears with mustard seed and dill spears with jalapeños.

The next batch I make will be bread and butter, and then a batch of spears with Serano peppers.

I’ve already canned up several jars of different types of peppers. Plus a few jams.

All of the pickles and the peppers will be ready to eat in time for Thanksgiving.

I will probably be open a couple of Saturday mornings around that time, if you’d like to come purchase some. I don’t think I can eat this many lol. So please stay tuned for future happenings.

10/05/2025

How do you like your pickles? I would really love to know.

I usually don’t have much time for making pickles when the farm is open so this year we planted some fall cucumbers so I could pickle now

For my family they don’t care how I slice them, but I think they actually prefer the chunks or the spears and they only want dill. The guys love it when I put in jalapeños.

I have made them with dill and garlic. I’ve also made them with dill, garlic and mustard seed and they don’t seem to really care Which way I do it. I’ve also made them with carrots and they seem to really like that mix.

The only one in the family that eats sweet pickles or bread and butter is me so I don’t usually can those up But I’m thinking about trying my luck at them again.

I’m open for ideas of what seasonings to use in my pickles. Let me know what are some of your favorites

10/01/2025

09/30/2025

My hardware store, Hillman Marine and hardware located at 10721 Hillman Drive Dickinson Texas has gone out of business.

I still have several items left for sale and I will be open this week Monday, September 29 through Friday, October 3. 9 AM till 5 PM.

I have almost everything marked down 50% or more and I am willing to make deals on bulk items.

Please come see me and share the word that I’m here. Thank you guys so much for your help

09/29/2025

09/29/2025

Good morning, I am having a store closing sale at my hardware store Hillman Marine and hardware located at 10721 Hillman Drive, Dickinson, TX. I will be here this week September 29 through October 3 from 9 AM till 5 PM.

Some of the things I still have available at heavy discounts;

PVC pipe fittings, galvanized pipe fittings, and a few brass pipe fittings, a large assortment of bolts, Hubble shore power hook ups, nylon gloves, paint brushes, assorted hand, tools, stainless steel hose clamps , crinkle gloves like the shrimper's used on the boat size 8, 9 1/2 and 11.

For the commercial fisherman or hobbies;

5 inch and 4 inch flippers, dip net frames size 36 inch and 48 inch, net floats and net lead, 3 inch brake lining for the winches, inch and a half and inch and three-quarter winch thrust bearings, a few pillow block and flames bearings, 33c controls cable 10 foot 16’ 20 foot and 24 foot . Barrel zincs size is 1 inch through two and three-quarter inch a few prop nuts and washers Some 5/16 chain and maybe a little bit of 3/8 chain and more.

I have a lot more stuff than what I list but I figured you’re tired of reading. Come check us out.

Please spread the word that I will be here is week. Thank you.

09/28/2025

We have a hardware store that we shut down last year, but I still have things I need to sell out of it.

Hillman Marine and hardware located at 10721 Hillman Dr., Dickinson, TX. Phone number 832-443-6733.

I will open the hardware store this week Monday, September 29 through Friday, October 3 from 9 AM to 5 PM. Please come check us out. I’d really like to get the stuff sold out and I’m willing to make a deal.

We still have a lot of nails and bolts, paint brushes, gloves, pipe fittings, floats, flippers for the shrimp, nets, assorted items for the commercial fishing boat, sanding disc and much more.

Please tell your friends. That will help me a lot thank you.

09/23/2025

Hope I’m not boring you to much with the hummingbird videos. But I absolutely love watching these guys. It’s so relaxing to sit out on my porch, Listen to the rain and watch them come in and out. I don’t know how many are here but it’s well over 50 just in this one area.

It’s been pouring down raining. Their feathers are all wet and it makes them look like they have little mohawks.

09/23/2025

Good morning,

Rainbow over the blackberry bushes.

09/20/2025

We are here today from 9 AM till noon for flower picking and goat playtime.