Candy Mountain Blueberries: May 2009

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Welcome Back

I apologize for being late posting blueberry information. It has been a long winter and we are ready for some warm weather and yummy blueberries.

The blooms were beautiful this Spring and we are hopeful for a better crop than last year. Tim and I have been working to get the soil just right so the blueberries will thrive. It is still a work in progress for us. This will be our second year with the blueberries and we have much to learn.

It looks like we are still a month out from picking, but please check back for harvest times/etc.

The price will remain the same again this year, $2.00/quart (measurements are insi

de the picking buckets).

I am looking forward to seeing each of you this summer!

Blueberry Basics

We are a family business and value our existing loyal customers. We also welcome their family and friends that they bring to pick with them. We are not a public u-pick. We want to always have enough berries for our customers and enjoy the familiarity that we and the Robinson's have shared with each of you.

The blueberries are $3.00 a quart this year. The parking is located close to the entrance of the driveway marked with a sign. Please be considerate of other drivers when parking your vehicle. The buckets and payment box are located in the parking area.

Picking Tips

To pick ripe berries, take a cluster in one hand and gentle roll your thumb over the berries. The ripe berries will fall off into your hand (without a stem) while the unripe berries will stay on the bush.

A ripe berry will be entirely blue and should come off the bush without much effort. An unripe berry is green, entirely red, or has a red blush around the stem.

When picking berries, remember to be gentle to the plant - do not bend, break, or twist the branches. The future health of and the amount of fruit on the bushes depend on how the plants are treated by pickers.

Children

We love children and it is fun to have them picking blueberries. We do ask that if you bring your kids, please keep an eye on them. The bushes can be easily damaged and children running through the bushes can damage the stocks. Thank You!