It's time for freezing blueberries. At first, I could only pick enough to make muffins, or pancakes, or just a small bowl to snack on. Now, they're so abundant that it's time to freeze. I just lay them flat on a baking sheet, freeze for a few hours at the very least, and foodsavor them. This is batch number 1. This will be a constant for usually the next 2 months. I say usually because I'm not sure what to expect this year with all this cold weather and lack of sunshine. Also, I plan on trying to MAYBE make a small batch of blueberry jam. My grapes on the other hand seem to be doing ok. I do worry about them because they certainly got too much rain. They hate that, and even showed some signs of a struggle. That seems to have disappeared, but they need a quad dose of sunshine...like yesturday!
Potatoes are doing great. I'm waiting for the plants/flowers to start dying off a bit them I will slowly start to dig them up. I planted a few varieties so it will be fun to see what I dig up.
As for my all around gardening that I had planned this year, I get an F. The crutial time when I should have been doing things, I was renovating a house. It seemed there was one thing after another keeping me from doing any major work. I sort of gave up in June and decided to just keep what I did have going the best that I could. Apparently when I learn to keep the yard and gardens better, I'll be able to bring home a puppy. Yes, I planted that seed last night.
Two weeks and counting, I should be no less than an hour into the mountains filling my big box with blackberries. Definitly with a few loaded guns as the bears desire this area heavily. I can't wait! I've been dreaming about blueberry and blackberry pie.
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