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By HELEN W. SMITH
Bxicmton Agent, Horn* Economic*
One of the best things about summer is the abundance of fresh, local fruits straight from the orchard or pick-your-own farms. Last week I picked some blueberries from one of our local pick-your-own farms and they were delicious!
A Botanist’s Blueprint for Success
Blueberries have been around for thousands of years, but cultivated blueberries are a recent development. Around the turn of the century, a New Jersey botanist, Frederick Colville, began to cross different varieties of wild blueberries. He wanted to create an easilygrown blueberry for home gardens and farms. Colville’s hard work paid off, and today there are many varieties of blueberries available to fruit growers, amateurs and professionals alike. Most cultivated blueberries are highbush plants, growning 10 to 15 feet for easy hand or machine harvesting. Even though blueberries can be grown in countries other than Canada and the United States, 95 percent of the world’s commercial crop still comes from North America.
86.9%