Picked Out of Blackberries

The patch is currently picked out of blackberries.  We'd recommend waiting several days prior to coming out to pick.  It'd probably be best to wait until at least early next week. 

Have a fantastic weekend!

Blackberries!

We're back in town after a week in Switzerland celebrating our 10 year anniversary.  Jake spent Sunday afternoon cleaning up the patch - mowing and weed eating.  There are tons of red berries on the bushes as well as many black ones.  If you're interested in picking this early variety, come on out :-)  

This variety will be ripe soon!

Thank you to all of you who have come out to pick blackberries in the first few days of the season.  The patch is currently picked out.  We'd hate for you to drive all the way out here and show up to an empty patch, so in an effort to save you the hassle, we're closing the patch until Wednesday.  There aren't many that are super close to being ripe, so it'll be several days before the patch recovers.

Blackberry Patch Opening Wednesday!

Thank you so much for a wonderful strawberry season!  Strawberry season has now come to an end and we're gearing up for blackberry season.

Our U-pick blackberry patch will be opening on Wednesday, June 12 at 7 am.  

Open: 7 am to 7 pm, 7 days a week, (season opening 6/12/19)

Where: 14489 Bethel Church Lane, Smithfield

Cost: $10/rectangle basket. Each rectangle basket holds 2 quarts. We provide the containers. This is all on the honor system, simply place your money in the black box near where you picked up your container.  

We have 5 different varieties of blackberries, which vary in size and when the berries are coming ripe.  The first of the berries are ripening, but they aren't all ripe yet.  As for picking conditions, they will likely vary greater during blackberry season than strawberry season.  We have less overall blackberries than strawberries, so it's more difficult to predict conditions from day to day.  During the season though, the patch should recover from a heavy picking every few days, so if you come one day and it's picked clean try back in a few days.  

Some people have asked us about taste testing while picking.  We certainly don't mind if you try a berry or two while you're filling up your bucket, but we'd appreciate it if you could keep it within reason :-)