Coming this season

Blueberries.

Three hundred bushes across half a dozen varietals, picked by hand in the cool part of the morning. The long spring builds the size, the warm afternoons concentrate the sugar, the cool nights keep the acid honest.

This season

Bushes set heavy this spring. Estimated first pick: mid-June.

Sold by the flat at the gate, by appointment. We'll post the start date here once the first bushes turn.

Six varietals, two families

Southern highbush + rabbiteye.

A working mix that stretches the season from late spring into high summer. Each varietal hits its peak a couple of weeks apart, so a flat picked in late June tastes a little different than one picked in mid-July.

Misty

Southern highbush

Early. Sweet, classic blueberry flavor.

Sharpblue

Southern highbush

Very low chill. Reliable, abundant.

Legacy

Northern highbush

Late, large, firm. Holds for days.

Climax

Rabbiteye

Earliest of the rabbiteyes. Deep flavor.

Premier

Rabbiteye

Heavy producer. Wins the blind taste test.

Tifblue

Rabbiteye

Late season. Tart-sweet, beautiful skin.

How we grow

No spray.

Pine-needle mulch, drip irrigation, hand weeding, and a tolerance for a few imperfect berries. The flavor is the difference.

Who picks

Jim and me.

Three hundred bushes is a lot of mornings — we work the rows together, and the grandkids pitch in when they’re around. We pick what we can sell and freeze the rest for the dogs and the pies.