Boy, when the blueberries are ready for picking, they are ready. A week ago, they were getting dangerously close, and now they're ripe. From two of the three bushes - the third's still ripening - in half an hour's worth of picking, we loaded up on berries for freezing.
So, it was a quart every ten minutes. In addition to the handfuls we ate while picking, of course. After that, we had to call it off so that we could get ready for a picnic this evening; there are still plenty of good berries waiting for us. Which is a good thing, since I'd like to stock up for another year's worth of blueberry pancakes. And cobblers. And jam. And granola. And so on.
2 comments:
I am so insanely jealous of you right now!
Not being native plant to the UK, the only way I can get blueberries are in quantities of about a third of one of those punnets, for about £2-3 each. :( I would reach out and eat your tree right now if I could.
Eep. As much as I love blueberries - enough to pick far more than I really have firm plans to use - £8 a quart's a bit stiff.
Assuming you can import the plants to Britain, they shouldn't be difficult to grow. A quick Google search found this site from the Oregon State extension that says:
"You also can grow blueberries in containers. Northern highbush blueberries require a large container such as a wine barrel. Half-high types can be planted in a 10-gallon or larger container. A good planting mix consists of about 80 percent fir bark, 10 percent peat moss, and 10 percent perlite."
Since they're not native, I doubt you'd have much worry with pest damage - and they're pretty hardy plants, anyhow. And they're not terribly hard to care for... not for a plant that can produce 15 lbs. of fruit or more each year.
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