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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jun 27, 2021 18:18:32 GMT
finally got some decent ones in from North Carolina!  |
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Jun 27, 2021 19:31:15 GMT
I had some from Publix in mid May that were very sweet. When I bought some 2 weeks ago, they were tasteless.
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Post by divtal on Jun 27, 2021 19:35:37 GMT
I just bought some this morning, and will have a few with ice cream, this evening.
As with much produce, they're available pretty much all year 'round, but I tend to get into "fruit mode," when it's actually summer, here. The one's that I bought are from Watsonville, CA., which is just several miles south of here. I didn't check their origin, until I read your post about getting them from North Carolina. My understanding is that Maine is Blueberry Heaven, but I've never had them ... to my knowledge. When I was little, I had a little book titled Blueberries for Sal. It was the story of a little girl named Sal, who went out to pick Maine blueberries, with her father and her sister. I hadn't though of that book for years.
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Post by NJtoTX on Jun 27, 2021 19:44:10 GMT
I find Driscoll brand to be uniformly good.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jun 29, 2021 15:55:44 GMT
mtbg got some blueberries in from new jersey--a 1st! they are huge.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jun 29, 2021 15:56:02 GMT
I just bought some this morning, and will have a few with ice cream, this evening. As with much produce, they're available pretty much all year 'round, but I tend to get into "fruit mode," when it's actually summer, here. The one's that I bought are from Watsonville, CA., which is just several miles south of here. I didn't check their origin, until I read your post about getting them from North Carolina. My understanding is that Maine is Blueberry Heaven, but I've never had them ... to my knowledge. When I was little, I had a little book titled Blueberries for Sal. It was the story of a little girl named Sal, who went out to pick Maine blueberries, with her father and her sister. I hadn't though of that book for years. had that book too! a classic.
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Post by sunshine on Jun 29, 2021 17:37:57 GMT
I'm waiting for the ones on my bushes to ripen.  |
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jun 30, 2021 1:46:30 GMT
I'm waiting for the ones on my bushes to ripen. Nice! How many do you have? Are they hard to grow? |
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Post by sunshine on Jun 30, 2021 22:53:19 GMT
I bought different varieties at our old K-Mart at the end of the season for several years. Usually got them at 50 - 75% off. Never do anything special to them. I think I have six bushes, three or four varieties. One has huge berries and one has really small, the others are regular size. I wrote down the varieties somewhere, but lost the list long ago. It's been so rainy here, with very little sun for weeks before the rains. Nothing is on schedule this year. Usually have a ripe tomato by the 4th, but they just aren't growing very fast. The blueberries are still small and green. We've had over 7 1/2 inches of rain in just a few days time. Other spots in the state have had extreme amounts of rain, over 10+ inches in one day's time, lots of flooding.
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Post by Spooky Ghost Ackbar on Jul 1, 2021 0:07:29 GMT
Blueberry seeds are the worst when they get stuck in your teeth.
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Post by sunshine on Jul 2, 2021 0:27:40 GMT
Blackberry seeds are worse in my opinion. |
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jul 2, 2021 3:05:11 GMT
I bought different varieties at our old K-Mart at the end of the season for several years. Usually got them at 50 - 75% off. Never do anything special to them. I think I have six bushes, three or four varieties. One has huge berries and one has really small, the others are regular size. I wrote down the varieties somewhere, but lost the list long ago. It's been so rainy here, with very little sun for weeks before the rains. Nothing is on schedule this year. Usually have a ripe tomato by the 4th, but they just aren't growing very fast. The blueberries are still small and green. We've had over 7 1/2 inches of rain in just a few days time. Other spots in the state have had extreme amounts of rain, over 10+ inches in one day's time, lots of flooding. Cool. Sounds fun. I will have to get some! 🫐 |
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Post by mtbg on Jul 6, 2021 18:13:29 GMT
mtbg got some blueberries in from new jersey--a 1st! they are huge. Love Jersey blueberries! So good. Great corn and tomatoes as well!
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jul 7, 2021 19:18:38 GMT
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jul 8, 2021 15:20:10 GMT
I'm going to Maine next week for the first time. Apparently, that area is something of a blueberry haven. I'll report back with my findings!
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