Blueberry Information
WE ARE CLOSED FOR THE SEASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The berries are gone! It was dramatic the difference from Tuesday night, there are just hardly any berries left all of a sudden. We will be selling 3 gallons of berries (by the pint) picked the evening of 7/29 at Freshsouth Farmers' Market in Peachtree City on July 31 from 8-noon or until we sell out. $4/pt Thanks for another great season. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
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2010 Blueberry Season Update (July 29, 2010) CLOSED FOR THE SEASON AS OF TONIGHT! THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO CAME TO PICK! WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED PICKING AND EATING YOUR BERRIES AS MUCH AS WE ENJOYED HAVING YOU COME SEE US! WE HOPE TO SE YOU NEXT YEAR STARTING IN JUNE.
After trying to pick berries tonight, we have decided to close for the season. There are just not enough berries to make it worthwhile to pick. It amazes me how it can change so quickly. Tuesday night there was good picking and there were only seven gallons picked, then tonight we had a very hard time picking 6 gallons. Most of the 5 or so pickers we had could not even get a full gallon in over an hour! We try hard to make your picking environment and time pleasant and enjoyable as well as rewarding and are only open when there are plenty of berries for picking, therefore we are closing for the season.
We heard last year and again this year that we have better tasting and bigger berries than other farms customers visit. If you had a good time picking at our farm please go to the pickyourown.org website and add comments about our farm. We love to hear people tell us that they have brought their friends back because they had such a good time. Customers tell us that we have one of the best blueberry picking fields around. Prices for U-pick are $10/gallon. We are also at the Freshsouth Farmers Market in PTC July 31 from 8-noon (though we will probably sell out much earlier). Picked berries are available there for $4/pint. www.freshsouthmarket.org for info
Here are some tips to make picking your own blueberries fun and productive.
1. Wear comfortable and cool clothing. It can be humid, but we try to schedule our hours so that it is a bit cooler than in the heat of the day. A hat is a good idea! Long sleeves help if you really get up in the middle of the bush. Don’t forget sunscreen. Bug spray is optional, but our ground is kept clean and mowed low, so mosquitoes or other bugs are usually not bad.
2. We provide belts, picking buckets, and plastic bags in which to take your harvest home, but you are welcome to bring your own gear. We provide everything you need to pick a bunch of berries.
3. We have a restroom for use and a small refreshment area where drinks can be purchased. You may also bring your own refreshments. We have a great picnic spot under our big pecan trees.
4. Steady picking should allow you to pick a gallon in about 45 minutes. The fastest I've seen is 20-25 minutes for a gallon. It depends on the picker as well as berry production and availability.
5. Get into the interior of the plant instead of just picking off the edge where most people pick. . Take time to look in the bush and seperate and move branches around. If you look, you will find pockets of berries on bushes which have been passed by previously.
6. We try to minimize fire ant mounds, but they tend to pop up now and then. Keep an eye out for them. Let us know if you encounter any.
7. Children and pets are especially welcome, but they must be supervised, under control and not bother any other guests or our pets.
8. We are wheelchair accessible as our ground is firm and level. Plenty of berries can be picked by those confined to wheelchairs.
9. Remember, we don't spray our plants with any insecticides so you can eat berries right off the bush as you pick.
1 Gal. picked
week of 6-16-09
Our blueberry-eating pup puts her sniff of approval on them!
Our comfortably maintained facilities adjacent to our patch
2009 picture
