My patio pots have a record crop of berries this year …. I’m so excited – and the netting is up … I know better now, after losing my entire crop (15 berries) two years ago – to the big blue jays – they watch the plants as closely as I do.
Last year there were 159 tasty little berries ! yep, I counted.
Checking the three happy plants on my patio is the highlight of my morning. They live in pots because they are transient … chasing the patches of sunlight that reach the ground through the oak trees.
Like most of my garden plants, flowers and veggies alike, the berries and I spend a lot of time scooting around to catch the best warm sun.
I’ll keep a running tally as the berry harvest continues. That should keep you’all glued to this blog! “Exciting, breaking berry news … ”
But, even with this season’s potential bumper crop, I know that until I have my own blueberry farm …. I will be snatching up all of the berries I can find to satisfy my blue-habit. I’m lamenting the rumors of hardships on local berry farms, due to the late season frost. I count on, and am sometimes fooled by, the rumors of blueberry-sitings at BriarPatch Co-op and the farmers markets. The elusive Lazy Valley Ranch bulk blueberry shipments come in and go out – by the bag-full, so fast that even the produce department staff aren’t sure they’ve really been there.
Fresh, frozen, cooked .. in pies, on icecream, with my oatmeal, in a salad … by the handful ! In July, blue is my favorite color !
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