Blueberries

My brother was after some advice on what to do with his berries on his farm so we decided to take a trip to a blueberry farm. My brother has about 50 blueberry plants that are surrounded by blackberries and what we think maybe raspberries but we are not sure because some of the bushes are still flowering.

Look at all the blueberries

 We were invited to come along so Miss E and myself could go pick some blueberries. We didn't need to be asked twice, we love blueberries. They also had a few strawberry plants but because it was Monday most of the strawberries had been picked over the weekend. We love them as well. We are definitely love berries more than any other fruit so we love that we will be able to go and pick berries for free at the farm.

All the bushes and the bird-proof netting

                                         At the blueberry farm they have approximately 4 acres dedicated to growing berries, it is fully netted against birds. The owners said that his biggest pests are foxes, apparently they love berries as much as we do. So fox proof fences will have to be built around the berry patch, we didn't even think about foxes, there are even kangaroos we will have to watch for.

Yum!!

The owners were very friendly and invited my brother back in February so they could show him how to prune and propagate his bushes and how to look after his blueberry bushes. After we had picked a bucket full, we headed up to the counter to pay for our berries. It is so much cheaper to pick your own berries than buy them at the supermarket. We are lucky to not only have this blueberry farm close by but we also have a strawberry farm close by as well. Mmmmm strawberries, Yum!