This years crop of blueberries is plagued with mummy berry. It happens every 3-4-5 years as the majority of berries turn white and shriveled. I've dealt with this phenonemon several times over the years. Some species of blueberry are somewhat immune to this while others get hit hard. We had a horrible cold wet spring in the northwest and it's the most likely reason for this fungus. Looks like a quarter harvest this year if that. Blueberry pie will be a privelage this year.
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Even with the mummy berry, instead of 10,000,000 berries, I'm only going to get 6,000,000 berries. Blueberries always seem to be ready to pick when it's 90 degrees out. The big blueberry farms have machinery to pick(?) the berries. It's more like a contraption that shakes all the berries off the bush. The unique thing about bluberries is that all the berries stay in eating condition until the last berry on the bush is ripe. Hence if you have the patience, you only need to pick once.
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Krink, are we talkin about the same blueberries that come on those vines that will tear you a new asshole?
**sigh**
Blueberries are round and grow on bushes.
Blackberries stain pink polo shirts and "sand" colored Dockers. Their thorns might pierce those crepé soles of Wal*Boots. Not to even mention what might happen to tender hands! Stay out of the blackberry patch windshield heater boy.
Krink, are we talkin about the same blueberries that come on those vines that will tear you a new asshole?
**sigh**
Blueberries are round and grow on bushes.
Blackberries stain pink polo shirts and "sand" colored Dockers. Their thorns might pierce those crepé soles of Wal*Boots. Not to even mention what might happen to tender hands! Stay out of the blackberry patch windshield heater boy.
I've been enlightened and surprised over the years meeting people that have not encountered blackberry bushes. Blackberries are kin to the raspberry. You could use blackberry vines to secure a prison as anyone would think long and hard about trying to penetrate through a thicket of blackberry vines. Razor sharp thorns like on a rose bush that leaves deep scratches that irritate for days. The Blueberry bush is thornless and user friendly. Like I said, my only complaint is picking blueberries under the hot chocolato heat in the dog days of summer. Have to keep the bowl away from the streaming sweat from my brow.
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It was fun as a kid running around in the woods, and finding blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries growing everywhere. Mom always knew where you were when you came home and your fingers and face were multiple colors...
It was fun as a kid running around in the woods, and finding blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries growing everywhere. Mom always knew where you were when you came home and your fingers and face were multiple colors...
We only had wild blackberries and grapes in the woods behind the house.....the grapes were there because of an old vineyard that was on the property before my parents bought the land. My old man made a wicked ass wine I tasted once as a kid....later on I when I was older I tasted something very similar....
It was fun as a kid running around in the woods, and finding blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries growing everywhere. Mom always knew where you were when you came home and your fingers and face were multiple colors...
We only had wild blackberries and grapes in the woods behind the house.....the grapes were there because of an old vineyard that was on the property before my parents bought the land. My old man made a wicked ass wine I tasted once as a kid....later on I when I was older I tasted something very similar....
Our neighbor used to make wine from all kinds of weird shit. Dandilions, tree bark, and some other stuff. Can't imagine it tasted very good. I do know he would get uber pissed when we stole his rhubarb...
I actually knew a person in my neighborhood growing up that made Dandelion wine. Of course I was just a young kid and never got to taste it. Even in my advanced age I still have never tasted Dandelion Wine. Lord knows in my neighborhood today, the Dandelion is the weed that is growing in 90% of the lawns and lines most roadways in abundance in May/June. I was shocked to see that Dandelion seeds are sold in quite a few seed catalogs for use as a salad green. One would just have to witness how this plant grows wild in my parts to realize how ridiculous that a seed company could actually make money selling Dandelion seeds. Hopefully someday I'll get a chance to sample some Dandelion Wine, I'm curious.
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If you are in a horror movie, you make bad decisions, its what you do.
I actually knew a person in my neighborhood growing up that made Dandelion wine. Of course I was just a young kid and never got to taste it. Even in my advanced age I still have never tasted Dandelion Wine. Lord knows in my neighborhood today, the Dandelion is the weed that is growing in 90% of the lawns and lines most roadways in abundance in May/June. I was shocked to see that Dandelion seeds are sold in quite a few seed catalogs for use as a salad green. One would just have to witness how this plant grows wild in my parts to realize how ridiculous that a seed company could actually make money selling Dandelion seeds. Hopefully someday I'll get a chance to sample some Dandelion Wine, I'm curious.
Krink, I've had opportunities to taste this crap, but turned it down. It was hard enough to get by the smell. I doubt we are missing anything...
