Candy Mountain Blueberries: 2012

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Mid Season Blueberries

The mid-season blueberries are loving the heat and turning blue. Please remember that there are bushes on both the North and South side of the house. There is almost always a shady area to pick. For those that need directions again we are at 68705 E. 715 PR NE in Richland off Dallas and Arena road.

It looks like we should have berries until the beginning of August.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Ready, set...pick!

The early season blueberries are on and ready to be picked! The bushes have been loving the rain. The blueberries are still $2.50/quart. There are buckets with measurements on the inside located in the blueberry parking area and a mailbox for you to drop your payment. Feel free to contact me with any questions: timandwindy@ymail.com

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!