Strawberries

Berry Blossom Farms has 9 different varieties of strawberries. All the varieties have distinct chararacteristics of different flavor, texture, size, growth pattern and ripening times.

Strawberry questions answered

When are they ripe?

Our strawberries are ripe from

Late June all the way until October.

June bearing varieties are ready in Late June, weather permitting and produce for a couple weeks.

Everbearing varieties are ready around Late June. They will produce until October, weather permitting.

How to upick strawberries?

Head to the checkout stand and grab a couple buckets. Line the buckets with a bag. This makes it easier to take your fruit home, and help with the cleaning process. Head out into the field and pick a flagged row, this shows you where the ripe varieties are. Pick the completely red berries.

Please respect our farm, by not yanking the berries off aggressively and not stepping on the plants.

Lastly, bring your bounty back to the checkout stand, weigh your bucket or box. The scale is price calculating, place your bucket or box on the scale, & press the appropriate button, log your fruit in the log book, and pay, rounding to the closest $0.50!

Where do I go?

Our strawberry field is best accessed at 14872 N Atlas Rd.

What do I do when I get home?

We recommend:

Fresh- only wash as you eat. Unsprayed farm fruit can take on a different texture if washed and then let to sit.

Freezing- wash and pack into freezer bag, lay flat in freezer. We personally like freezing them whole.

What varieties do you have?

Galleta - Early Season

Annapolis - Early Season

Allstar - Midseason

Keepsake - Midseason

Honeoye - Early Season

Jewel - Late Midseason

Albion - Everbearing

Seascape - Everbearing

Do you spray?

We do NOT spray, we do fertilize.

Because we fertilize we aren't considered organic.

Please:

-Respect field closures.

-Drive slow, there are mini pickers out and about, it helps to keep the dust down too.

-Respect the plants, help kiddos to be gentle and kind.

-Line the buckets with a bag.

-Log your weight into the logbook.

-Pay with cash or Venmo.

Facts about our field

We planted 40,000 baby strawberries in 2021 by hand. It took 10 days straight. The most affective way to weed is with 2 people on the back of our tractor driving up and down each row very slowly, pulling as fast as we can.

Are you open?

Being open is based on factors we can't control.

1.Weather - which affects ripening and growing.

2.How much is picked - we can never know how many people will want to pick any given day.

That being said, there will be days we close the field to allow for ripening.

You can check Facebook, Google, or our Voicemail to make sure we're open before your visit.

208-967-2520