Picking Blueberries: Are you an LBP?

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If you are an LBP, you probably have gone home with your blueberry bucket and tasted sour berries and are not sure what all the fuss is about picking them fresh.

Here is my advice for getting the sweetest berries. Gently pull the berries from the plant. If they fall off into your hands, they are ripe and sweet. If they are purple underneath, they are not ripe yet and will be sour.

A few more tips:

• Watch out for poison ivy–“leaves of three, let it be”
• Wear a hat
• Wear closed toe shoes
• The season is short. Check your local area for places to pick in mid- June.