Monday, November 15, 2010

blueberries are on their way!

We have made arrangements for another new crop on the farm starting next year. Blueberries! We are putting in mature blueberry bushes so that they will fruit the very first year. If all goes well we will have Little Sprouts blueberries for sale throughout the summer.

The plants are set to arrive this Saturday, weather permitting.  They will be dormant and can sit all winter if need be until I get time to dig holes for them. The decision coming is where to put the plants, which are quite large apparently.  The blueberry plants are like very large bushes or small bushy trees.  We are considering using them as productive hedges for privacy and shade.

Fresh  bush ripened blueberry pies! Yum!

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  1. UPDATE: the blueberry plants will not be arriving tomorrow. It turns out tha the plants are too heavy for the trailor they were loaded on, perhaps due to the recent rains adding weight to the root balls. Erring on the side of safety, its better to wait for a more capable trailor to transport them. The delivery is coming all the way from eugene area, so its quite a drvie down I5. not something you want to do with an overloaded trailor!

    I'll update again when we get a new delivery date.

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  2. Finally the blueberries are set to arrive, barring any really bad weather, tomorrow!

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