The Picking Report Crops for 2008 Blueberries, U-Pik: June 17- mid-August Usually Picked Out by Noon. We Pik: Plenty Blackberries, U-Pik - July 1 - Sept. Large crop! But many pickers. Usually Picked Out by Noon. (See below for details, hours and placing orders) Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2008

How's the Picking?

Huge Crowds, Lots of Berries Picked,
More pickers than berries. Usually Good Picking Only in Morning. See below.

• We've had a lot of great blueberry and blackberry picking... And some very large crowds of pickers.
• Due to the cold Spring, we had a late start and a somewhat reduced crop. But while we opened two weeks later than we have in recent years, the late blueberry varieties are finishing earlier.
• This will be essentially the last week for blueberries, which have gone as late as September 1.
• The Summer Blackberries are past their peak, but Fall Blackberries are just starting and should last well into September.
• Beginning today, August 19, we'll be open only Tuesday and Saturday mornings for blackberries, and maybe a few blueberries.
• We have lots of fresh and frozen, We-Pik Blueberries. Of course, we'll have frozen blueberries all winter.

Located just south of Kansas City, Missouri, 20,000 People Enjoy an Outing at The Berry Patch each year!

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Hello... I'm Tom Willis for The Berry Patch, stand by for the picking report.

Following is a general report for the season. For more current details, see the Table and above it.

Blueberry Report: Blueberries have been great in 2008. We started picking new blueberry fields for the first time this year, and they are beautiful.
Like last year, it was one of the coldest Springs on record. There were no hard freezes after bloom this year, but the long cold April did reduce the crop somewhat.. We opened June 17th, over two weeks later than recent years. The bushes can ripen the smaller crop faster, tending to shorten the season. But, strangely, the late varieties were not hurt, so the blueberry season should last well into August.

One Warning: Because of the number of pickers, it seems that picking can start "good" but we are picked out during the day, usually by noon. Only a prophet could determine this in advance, but, the Lord willing, there will be blueberries well into August.

Blackberry Report - There is very good news for Blackberry lovers. The 2008 Blackberry crop is at least 20 times as large as we have ever had, and they are ready. Every variety looks good. This time of year, they ripen quickly, but there are more blackberry lovers than we knew. They have kept us picked out by about noon every day. They should last through September.

We-Pik Availability: ... see above.

Picking Notes: ... (see table above for current info)
Strawberries: None this year

More Info of interest:

The Fun Center
The Lord willing, the Fun Center will be a blast this year.

Blueberry Plants
We have thousands of beautiful blueberry plants ready to sell.

Prices: See Table Above
Other prices as the season nears.
Strawberries: None this year.

$$$ - - Cash and Check Only. Sorry, No Credit Cards. - - $$$

You may reserve We-Pik blueberries on the our web site , or by calling (See below: We-Pik Reservations)
Please allow at least 24 hours between order and pickup!!! We'll call you only if we cannot fill your berry order, and you have not requested berries less than 24 hours from the order.

The Berry Patch - Missouri's largest blueberry patch (over 20,000 visitors a year) is
More than a berry patch...
For many, The Berry Patch is a Family Tradition:
Some of our activities are unique: Kids ride the Berry Train, visit Noah's Feed Lot & Fun Center where they Climb the Hay bale Mountain and Maze, Run the Obstacle Course, get dirty in the Sand Piles and picnic with their friends and family in the Shaded Picnic Areas.

We-Pik Reservations:
You may reserve We-Pik berries by:
1. Click Here ===>> Order We-Pik Berries, or...
2. Call the telephone Picking Report (816) 618-3771 (toll free from KC) or (816) 658-3663. Leave your name, phone number, the number of gallons you'd like to reserve and the date & time you'd like to pick them up. (Except Blackberries. We'll call you when we have them.) We don't want to waste your trip.

Directions: (for a Map to the Berry Patch ===> Click Here)

"For a wholesome, fun, family outing in the country, join your friends and relatives at The Berry Patch."
Come 69 Highway or, from Missouri, come Holmes Road (which is D-Highway). In either case, come to 223rd Street,
then over to our sign at State Line Road, then South to the Berry Patch, 22509 State Line Road, Cleveland, MO 64734.
For a Map, click the "Map" button above, or at the bottom of this page.

The Lord willing, we'll see you with a big smile and several buckets full of delicious berries in 2008. Until then, may God bless you and ...
Thanks for visiting The Berry Patch (www.theberrypatchonline.com)!
Telephone Picking Report and (optional way to make) We-Pik Berry Reservations:
(816) 618-3771 (toll free from KC metro) or (816) 658-3663

May the peace that passes understanding and comes only from the Lord, Jesus, be yours now and forever.
Thanks for visiting www.theberrypatchonline.com

Penny, Tom, David, Josh and Grace Willis

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