Blueberries

How to Keep Birds From Eating Your Berries

By Erin Huffstetler | 04/05/2018 | No Comments

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Sharing your berry harvest with the birds wouldn't be so bad, if they were actually willing to share. But their idea of sharing seems to entail them taking a bite out of every ripe berry and leaving you with the remains. If you're tired of battling the birds for your berries, here are some cheap...

Blueberry Pie Recipe

By Erin Huffstetler | 06/27/2016 | 3 Comments

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Blueberries are starting to come into season, and I decided to celebrate with blueberry pie. I spent some time in the kitchen yesterday, and came up with a quick and easy blueberry pie recipe that you're going to love. It only dirties one bowl, one pie plate and a couple measuring cups/spoons, and it takes...

Make a Hands-Free Berry Picking Bucket

By Erin Huffstetler | 07/05/2014 | 1 Comment

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Picking berries with two hands is a lot faster than picking with one. That's just some of that real-world math that I've learned along the way. If you have a berry-picking mission in your future, take a minute to make yourself a hands-free berry picking bucket before you head out.

How to Protect Fruit from Birds

By Erin Huffstetler | 06/04/2013 | No Comments

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Last year my grape vines produced fruit for the first time. I knew the birds would go after them, but I decided to hold off on netting them until I saw signs of munching. They just seemed too pretty to net. Colossally bad call on my part. I literally went to bed one night with...