Auglaize Berry Patch

Last call for blueberries! Monday, July 8th will be the last picking for the 2019 season. We will pick in the morning from 7 AM to 10:30 AM. This has been a much better than expected harvest and we do thank everyone who has taken time to come to the patch and pick blueberries.

A full house this 4th of July morning! A bunch of blueberries were picked and there are still more. We will not be open on Friday. We will open on Saturday, July 6th at 7 AM, picking until 10:30. We will plan on picking again Monday, July 8th as long as the blueberries are available. After that, we will have to see what’s left. It’s been a great year for blueberries. Please note: our internet has been sporadic due to the weather. If you do not get a response in a timely manner, feel free to call or text 573-346-5775. Please leave a message if you phone. I don’t always answer if a name doesn’t pop up on the screen! Thank you!

Good morning! Just a reminder that the berry patch will be open tomorrow morning, July 4th, from 7 AM to 10:30 AM. The berries are still out there in abundance and easy to pick. So come get a few fresh berries for the long holiday weekend! They won't last much longer in this heat. Some have suggested that I need to let you know that our patch is as natural as we can make it. I'm not going to call it "organic" because that requires too much paperwork!! We do NOT spray ou...r berries so that we can eat from the bush anytime they're ripe and we don't want to risk hurting our bee colonies. You don't even wash the berries before freezing because that destroys the protective coating that helps prevent freezer burn. Wash them after freezing if you feel you need to do so. In order to be even more "natural" than we have been in the past, we are no longer using chemical fertilizers. Instead, we are using fish emulsion in the drip irrigation line and have seen some tremendous growth. If you want to be bored to death about the changes we are making in our berry patch, backyard garden and in the cattle operation, just ask! Hope to see you at the patch! See more

This may well be the last week to pick blueberries. So, just a reminder about this week. Picking this evening beginning at 6. No picking Wednesday, July 3rd. Fourth of July we pick in the morning from 7 AM until 10:30 AM. Depending on what is left after Thursday, we may get to pick Friday and Saturday mornings. Picking is much easier and faster now that the clusters have been broken and the ripe berries can be identified quickly.