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Blueberries

  • Cold for Blueberries

    In the last few years, freezing temperature have hurt the state’s overall blueberry crop as these highbush have pollinated and produced a small berry that succumbs to cold injury. With cold weather this week our strawberries and blueberries had to have protection. Cold is not the only factor to consider. Once blueberries start to form…

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  • Blueberry Harvest

    We think more about blueberries being in southeast Georgia, but Mrs. Elizabeth McIntyre has a good number of blueberries between Rochelle and FitzGerald that are that are ready for harvest now. About 90% of highbush are ready to be harvested, and rain and cloudy weather is not helping. The biggest issue that they are having, of…

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