BLUEBERRIES
Sunday, 9:00 AM. Temperature 66 degrees F, wind variable, trending south and moderate. The humidity is 78% and the barometer is down a bit at 30.09". It should be another nice summer day with perhaps an evening shower.
Summer came so late this year that fall is already sneaking up on us, fruits of all kinds, wild and domestic, ripening now. We have already mentioned several species of dogwoods, and now the fruits of the native pagoda dogwood, Cornus alternifolia, are turning blue-black. The high bush cranberries, Viburnum americanum, (not really a cranberry at all) are turning red, and although the wild plums, Prunus americium, are not yet ripening they are rapidly growing to mature size.
Yesterday we stopped at Highland Valley Farm and bought ten pounds of blueberries, most of which we froze. If I have time I will go back and pick another ten pounds myself to freeze, as I have never seen such berries, which hang in bunches on the bushes like grapes. Janet Dale, co-owner, says the berry crop is at least two weeks late but very bountiful. I would also like to get out to the sand barrens and pick some wild blueberries, as I assume that is a bumper crop as well. We also stopped for raspberries at Rocky Acres, and again for Lapin sweet cherries at Apple Hill Orchards, where they are still picking the second crop. Early apples should be ripe soon, and then fall will be at our door.
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