Wow – what a whirlwind harvest! We had expected the season to last at least another week but the rabbiteye bushes did not produce much this year due to heavy pruning, a late freeze and then heavy rain in May. Even the northern highbush types did not produce as much as the previous two years. [...]
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The 2008 KBFarm blueberry season officially came to an end today. We had heavy picking Monday and today which pretty much depleted the supply of quality berries. We will open Saturday to allow a few people to pick what is remaining of the rabbiteye berries. The unripe berries still on the bushes [...] It’s raining again this morning and looking like more rain is forecast for tomorrow through next week. At this point, this blueberry season may be shortened because of all the rain. This much rain is highly unusual for this time of year and is an anomaly. If the weather [...] Some rabbiteye blueberries are currently ready to pick. They should continue to ripen over the next week or two and should be available for picking through the middle of July, depending on the amount of rain fall and other natural factors. On any given day there is a limited supply of [...] Beginning Wednesday, June 20th, Rabbiteye blueberries will be ripe and available to pick. We have four varieties of Rabbiteye: Premier, Tifblue, Climax and Britewell. Rabbiteye bluberries are firm and have a very good flavor. They are excellent for preparing preserves, as well as eating fresh. The four varieties ripen at different rates, and Rabbiteye blueberries [...] |
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