Pick only the ripe blueberries. Blueberries will not ripen after picking. Please leave any unripe blueberries for future blueberry lovers.
The ripe blueberries are the ones that pull off the bush easily. They are usually large and powder blue. Some are dark and smaller. If they are not ripe, they will not be sweet.
Sometimes the berries are in clusters and some are ripe and others are not. Please do not strip the berries. Lightly tickle the berries in clusters. The ripe ones will fall off and the unripe ones will stay and ripen another day.
Tie your bucket around your waist. This will free up both hands and make picking berries easier.
Look into the center of the bushes and down below under the leaves. Gently bend the high branches over to get to the berries that are hard to reach.
We have 5 different varieties of blueberries. Some will ripen early and some later. They are scattered throughout our farm. Just walk around until you find the ripe berries. If you find a good area with lots of ripe berries, please tell the attendant so that the berries are not wasted!
Thank You, and Have Fun!