Well, the post you have all been waiting for has arrived.  We are going to open this Saturday, July 28th, at daybreak.  We will remain open during daylight hours until we are picked out.  We should have 3 or 4 weeks of pretty good picking, the first week should be amazing.  We have not seen it like this.  The bushes are loaded!  Even the patch nearest the road, which has not been very productive the last couple of years, is overburdened with ripe, plump blueberries. You will need to lessen their burdens.

I had my doubts about opening when Lynn and I checked the patch on Monday evening.  However, tonight (Wednesday) the conditions appeared great. There are many bushes >90% ripe and many, many at that 60-70% stage, percentages that will improve over the next couple of days. Of course there are the slower (smaller-berry) varieties that are still white or light purple, which will ripen in good time for those late-season stalwarts, like our neighbors to the SW.  The rest of you shouldn't wait for those, however, and get out here Saturday and enjoy what looks like our best ever crop.  Bring buckets, sunscreen, insect repellent, stools, water, even a picnic lunch.  We hope you enjoy yourselves.

Everything is the same as the last couple of years: completely self serve, $2/lb, daylight hours. We accept cash, Market Fresh coupons, check, and if you forget, an IOU.  Drive slow on the property. Park along the roads on the property, NOT in the rows.  You won't be able to drive in the roads because the bushes are drooping so far.  Do not go around barricades.  Do not step in bear droppings (none yet).  Watch out for hornets.  We had a kid inspect for nests today, but he didn't find any, so that means he was not thorough.  Reminds me to remind you, bring an EpiPen if anyone in your party is allergic.