I live in panhandle of florida. I live on thirty acre of land . I have
between 1500 to 2000 wild blueberry. I have trouble picking them alot
fall to the ground. I first thought of sheet under them but i have dogs.
can any one give me ideas any good way of picking my blueberry. I also
need good way to sell once i have pick them. thank you aleta mccrary

(joe mccrary) wrote in news:20908-3E42B12D-192
@storefull-2335.public.lawson.webtv.net:

I live in panhandle of florida. I live on thirty acre of land . I have
between 1500 to 2000 wild blueberry. I have trouble picking them alot
fall to the ground. I first thought of sheet under them but i have dogs.
can any one give me ideas any good way of picking my blueberry. I also
need good way to sell once i have pick them. thank you aleta mccrary




Sounds perfect for "U Pick". Let others do the hard work and pay you for
the priveledge.

bob
zone7

On Thu, 6 Feb 2003 13:02:05 -0600 (CST), (joe
mccrary) wrote:

I live in panhandle of florida. I live on thirty acre of land . I have
between 1500 to 2000 wild blueberry. I have trouble picking them alot
fall to the ground. I first thought of sheet under them but i have dogs.
can any one give me ideas any good way of picking my blueberry. I also
need good way to sell once i have pick them. thank you aleta mccrary


Hire school kids to come in & pick.

Set up a roadside stand to sell.

Or get a booth at a farmers' market.

(Or send me a plane ticket and I'll pick 'em all!
Me blueberry freak, big-time! g)



--
Polar

I once had the opoportunity to use a picker for huckleberries which was a
cup with a handle like a coffee mug, with long comb "teeth" which stripped
the berries from the branch by raking the comb through the branches. The
berries dropped into the cup.

Bob

"joe mccrary" wrote in message
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I live in panhandle of florida. I live on thirty acre of land . I have
between 1500 to 2000 wild blueberry. I have trouble picking them alot
fall to the ground. I first thought of sheet under them but i have dogs.
can any one give me ideas any good way of picking my blueberry. I also
need good way to sell once i have pick them. thank you aleta mccrary

Yea, you pick sounds just right. I recommend reading Booker T Watson's book
about You Pick farms for more info. I think it was called "How to make
$100,000 on ten acres"


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"Polar" wrote in message
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On Thu, 6 Feb 2003 13:02:05 -0600 (CST), (joe
mccrary) wrote:

I live in panhandle of florida. I live on thirty acre of land . I have
between 1500 to 2000 wild blueberry. I have trouble picking them alot
fall to the ground. I first thought of sheet under them but i have dogs.
can any one give me ideas any good way of picking my blueberry. I also
need good way to sell once i have pick them. thank you aleta mccrary


Hire school kids to come in & pick.

Set up a roadside stand to sell.

Or get a booth at a farmers' market.

(Or send me a plane ticket and I'll pick 'em all!
Me blueberry freak, big-time! g)



--
Polar

I have seen this picker sold at raintree nursery. Do a web search and you
will find it. This pick is also used for cranberries.

joe mccrary wrote:

I live in panhandle of florida. I live on thirty acre of land . I have
between 1500 to 2000 wild blueberry. I have trouble picking them alot
fall to the ground. I first thought of sheet under them but i have dogs.
can any one give me ideas any good way of picking my blueberry. I also
need good way to sell once i have pick them. thank you aleta mccrary

Yes, dogs will sheet under the bushes too. Have you searched for a place
that sells wild blueberry rakes?

"joe mccrary" wrote in message
...
I live in panhandle of florida. I live on thirty acre of land . I have
between 1500 to 2000 wild blueberry. I have trouble picking them alot
fall to the ground. I first thought of sheet under them but i have dogs.
can any one give me ideas any good way of picking my blueberry. I also
need good way to sell once i have pick them. thank you aleta mccrary