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My blueberries are just coming ripe. Each variety ripens a different time and each has a different flavor.
My clear winner for flavor, size, and texture is Legacy. Earliblue is pretty darn good, too, a little smaller berry, good flavor.
Growing conditions, North Idaho, cold winters and we had a lot of rain this spring and it didn't warm up much in spring. The last month or so it has been really hot, and heat produces sugar in fruit. But Legacy was my winner last year, too.
If you have growing conditions similar to mine, I recommend Legacy.
My blueberries are just coming ripe. Each variety ripens a different time and each has a different flavor.
My clear winner for flavor, size, and texture is Legacy. Earliblue is pretty darn good, too, a little smaller berry, good flavor.
Growing conditions, North Idaho, cold winters and we had a lot of rain this spring and it didn't warm up much in spring. The last month or so it has been really hot, and heat produces sugar in fruit. But Legacy was my winner last year, too.
If you have growing conditions similar to mine, I recommend Legacy.
Thank you. You did a great service by your post. I will admit this and I am embarrassed too, but, it never occurred to me that there were varieties of blue berries. I don't grow them and of course every other fruit comes in different varieties, but I guess I never took note of the different ones. In thinking about it, I never gave it a second thought on any kind of berry. Ya see you can teach an old dog new tricks. Thanks.
P.S. Just googles strawberries and am astounded at the number of different varieties. DUH!! Thanks again.
It makes a huge difference what your growing conditions are. Some varieties do better in warmer climates and some do better in colder climates. That is both for the blueberries and the strawberries.
If you want to grow your own, the first thing to do is to find out which varieties do best under your local growing conditions.
And like just about every other kind of fruit, the best varieties don't ship well so you can get much better fruit growing your own at home. You can't buy the best ones in the store because they don't survive all the shipping and handling necessary to go from field to grocery store.
Here in SE Alaska the small, wild blueberries are the only ones ripening early enough to guarantee a viable crop.
At least, so far that's been my experience. In an exceptionally good year weatherwise (not so typically wet and cool) some commerical varieties could enjoy success.
Here in SE Alaska the small, wild blueberries are the only ones ripening early enough to guarantee a viable crop.
At least, so far that's been my experience. In an exceptionally good year weatherwise (not so typically wet and cool) some commerical varieties could enjoy success.
I read, that the wild blueberries have several times more nutrients (higher concentration) than the others. Same with heirloom varieties of vegetables: the purple carrots, and those funny-looking heirloom tomatoes. I wonder if it's possible to buy seeds for the wild blueberries.
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