Candy Mountain Blueberries: 2010 Blueberries

Sunday, June 20, 2010

2010 Blueberries

Hi Blueberry lovers! I am a bit late getting a post on here, but the blueberries are VERY close to being ready. We have 2 rows of mainly blue and the rest are coming soon. The buckets will be out by the end of this week - remember they are marked inside by the quart. The price this year is $2.50 per quart. The berries are beautiful this year, they love all the rain and cooler weather. The Hancock family is looking forward to seeing you all soon!

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Irene said...: Stacey B. (she's the paraed I worked with at KaHS, and is also married to a ENW guy who knows Tim) and I are coming tomorrow morning! Hope to see you!; June 24, 2010 at 1:24 PM

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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!