Blueberry Bunch Farm is ready for the community to come out and pick blueberries, as the weather has turned ideal for the sweet fruits to be picked. U-Pick Manager Kris Velasco said this season's blueberries are three weeks behind due to the cold weather late last year.
This season marks the sixth year Blueberry Bunch Farm has opened for U-Pick. It opened on the fourth Thursday of March this year, as they now have a great number of blueberries to pick. There is no entrance fee to visit the farm, which is at 2754 Howard Road, LaBelle. Blueberries are $7 a pound, or $30 for a full bucket. He said they provide buckets and plastic bags.
After Hurricane Ian, Velasco said they had to replant 25,000 new plants – half of the farm – which includes four new varieties they did not have before. The good news – the plants that survived the hurricane are doing better than before.
"A lot of them are young. Some don't have names. We will see how they do – if they produce more and are better for this climate," he said.
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