This week, we set aside two days to pick blueberries at a local blueberry farm. MrLivingOurWay actually worked at this farm one summer for fun as a picker. He and the owner always told me "Don't pull on the berries very hard. The ripest berries always just fall off the bush." This explanation always implied, that I should be pulling but only gently. I stilled ended up with a bucket that had many, many not quite ripe berries.
This time, MrLivingOurWay took a different approach that helped me out and it dawned on me that I might not be the only one that has struggled with picking ripe blueberries. He simply said "Give the berry a little twist and if it comes off, it's ripe. If not, then it's not ready yet."
So there you have it. Attempt to twist the berry off the stem. No pulling or tugging involved. I have to say our berries were of much higher quality once the whole secret of picking ripe berries was put into words that I could understand.
Note: We do have lots of blueberries planted in our yard, but they are still little so we are using those to snack on but it's not nearly enough to put up for the winter.
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16 hours ago
Our blueberry bush is loaded with blueberries, just starting to ripen. I'd heard what you were told about ripe berries, but ended up with many unripe ones in my bucket anyway. I'll have to try this method!
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