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Ken Chappell’s Peaches & Apples

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Tomato from Chappell’s

Ken Chappell’s Peaches & Apples stand is located on the other side of Pinehurst, almost up to Candor. During the peach season, the stand gets a couple of new varieties of peaches every couple of weeks (some sooner).

[NOTE 07/11/24]: Day before yesterday, I drove up to Ken Chappell’s fruit/veggie stand, a couple of miles this side of Candor, NC. It was Tuesday morning and they were busy. They had two varieties of peaches for sale and I bought some of each: “Contender Yellow” and “Bright Star White.” The Bright Star White peaches were delicious. Already took some of these peaches over to the Hendricks (Elton & Jeri sp?) yesterday afternoon after 5. Plan to keep a few and take the rest down to Mary Ann today.

Yesterday I made a quick trip up to Benson, NC and bought three packages of their Pepper Bacon and a small pack of shaved steak. The steak cost about $3.75 and there was/is enough for two stir-fry meals. I have already made one stir-fry with the steak and added broccoli, carrots & onions and the stir-fry veggies from Polar. *I love this pepper bacon! It goes well with my fried apples. If I haven’t mentioned it elsewhere, I don’t just put cinnamon & sweetener on the apples, but also add most of the other “warm” spices: cinnamon, cloves, coriander, ginger, mace and nutmeg,

I’m planning on taking two of the bacon packages down to Hubert today as gifts for Mary Ann and Ray. I’ve also bought a packet of the “wasabi-soy” powder and a container of salted pumpkin seeds for Jacquelin. We were talking about the wasabi-soy flavor when the group of us were eating at Bamboo House a few weeks ago.

Oh, and I have two Nicholas Sparks novels to give to Mary Ann. Not sure if she has them already, or has read them, or even if I have given her one or both of these. I recall seeing a TV movie (“Safe Harbor” ?) that was made from one of them, a few years ago, with the dancer/actress, Julianne Hough (Rooms to Go spokeswoman) as a main character. *She was fleeing an abusive relationship and ends up in Southport, NC and “finds love & safety (eventually) there.”[end NOTE]

PEACH VARIETIES

Montgomery Gold 07/22/25
Carolina Gold 07/22/25
China Pearl White July 10
This was a delicious peach!
Tyler ? Tiana 07/22/25
Flame Prince Yellow
Early August

  • China Pearl White (mid July)
  • Contender Yellow (07/11/24)
    • This peach was good flavored also
    • I see a “Contender” in their long list with a July 1 ripen date.
  • Blushing Star White (07/11/24)
    • This was a delicious peach.
    • I was told this was “Bright Star White” but I am changing the name to “Blushing Star White” with a ripen date of July 1 to match their long list of varieties.
  • Montgomery Gold (07/22/25)
    • This is a good flavored peach.
    • I bought these a few days ago and they still haven’t ripened yet.
    • I had my first of these on July 30.
  • Tyler (07/22/25)
    • This was a delicious peach. I’ve had sweeter flavored ones.
    • I bought these on 07/22/25 and I had my first on today, 07/28/25.
    • I’m going to check with them. I don’t see a “Tiana” on their long list, but I do see a “Tyler” that is in the same ripen range.
  • Carolina Gold (07/22/25)
    • I bought these a few days ago and they still haven’t ripened yet.
  • Flame Prince Yellow (Early August)
  • Fairtime
    • Suggested ripen date of August 25th.
    • I would pass on this late season peach and just wait for the good flavored ones next year.