Blueberries!!!!



How the good Lord has blessed us with berries...
They hung like grape clusters this year.

Because we jumped into being blueberry growers with very little knowledge, each year we're surprised with what our crop has yielded.

Our 1st yr we expected none, simply because we picked off every blossom to establish root growth.
 
Our second year was a complete guessing game and at years end we totaled 350lb (which is about the approx # of plants we have).

Our 3rd year we expected more (Wouldn't you?  Bigger plants=more berries right?) and were left surprised at the end of the season with only a total of 140lb...hmmm.

Our 4th year we dove in without any expectations being that the previous year had stumped us, and were blessed with 750lbs of berries!

This being our 5th blueberry season, we did not expect to almost double our yield...We totaled just under 1,300lbs of blue.  It just makes me smile to think of how many were blessed with bellies as well as freezers full of berries (including my own!).  

I'd say all the hours of hard labor we pour into the field (it would be interesting to actually keep track) are paying off.  We may not have yielded a financial profit, but the # of people we're able to share the wealth of berries with is a profit in my eyes.  Not to mention the freezer full (170lb) we benefit from all year round.
She belongs in a berry picking magazine (o;
Miss Lauren...So proud of the one's she picked!

Even Grandma Joan from MN got in on the berry picking this year!
Sweet Deanna and Miss Natalie (o;
Next year there will be another little Deller girl sitting' in the grass reaching for the branches!

The Johnson clan!
Grandma Kim surprised the boys with a visit this July!  Perfect time to come  Mom! 
Parker couldn't get them in fast enough (o;
Teacher Sandy even came out to pick (o;  Oh how we love her!
There were so many more of you who helped clear our field...  
Honestly, I could fill a whole blog book on berry picking!  

Not to mention the number of berries these boys picked...and ate (o;
What a treat it is to be able to go out anytime during the berry season and pick and eat.
These boys have no idea how lucky they are.
I kept thinking he was going to get sick...
With the sheer # of berries he ate, I've concluded that he's got a  rock hard tummy!






Until next year!

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