Bob's Blueberry Patch
2023 Opening ---- Friday July 14 -- 8:30 am Season usually lasts thru mid September.
Closed as of Sept. 13
(1-acre of ) U-Pick Blueberries - 2023 ( no spray on the berries)
Address: 17403 S.E. 244th Pl. Kent, WA 98042
Location Hint: After turning on to 244th Place, go past the third speed bump and our gate is on your right
(1-acre of blueberries beside our house )
Price: $ 2.65/lb - - cash or check only -- 5 lb minimum -- Bring Boxes for your Berries
Always check "Message Alert" below before coming
Message Alert: 9/13 Closed now for the season (9/13/23). I surveyed all the rows today and concluded that it's time to call it quits for the 2023 season. Thanks to all who came.
Normal hours: 2023 --- check Message Alert above -- changes may occur
Mornings: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat. (8:30 am to 1:00pm) Evenings: Sun., Tues., Thur (3:00 to 8:00pm)
I may be closed sometimes on any of these days to allow for more ripening, rain, medical appointments, etc., --- so check message alert above each time before coming.
(Please call if you would like to schedule a group, or make a request to come at off-hours)
IMPORTANT -- Please Read Below Before Coming
Injury
Visiting our patch is strictly at your own risk and peril (commercial liability insurance costs more than I make). Personal injury is certainly possible and must be handled by your own insurance (or covered by yourself if you do not have insurance). I try my best to keep things totally safe, but there are inherent hazards. For example, you can scratch your face, poke your eye on a branch, trip over a stick or rock, sprain your ankle on uneven ground, get stung by a wasp (or get sick from eating too many berries instead of putting them in your bucket). If you are not totally comfortable in covering your own risk, this is not the patch for you -- do not come.
Park : park only on our side of the street on the grass strip. Please do not turn around in my neighbors' driveways. Go east past our property to the street intersection. Lots of room to turn around there.
Don't forget to bring Boxes for your berries.
Children: welcome if they actually pick, and stay with you at your bush. Kids cruising around bothers other people, is unsafe, knocks off berries, and is a no-no. Some kids really like to pick, while others simply do not, and are bored (doesn't mean they're bad kids). They are welcome to simply play in our large back yard. Please consider this seriously when deciding whether or not to bring them.
Row assignment: If I’m not visible upon your arrival, please ring the bell on the table. Then select a picking canister to hang from your neck, and a blue bucket to dump into. Then please wait for your picking row assignment. This is the only way the entire field can get picked in an organized manner. And please stay on your assigned row, and pick all of the ripe berries on a bush before moving to the next bush -- yes, small ones too (this is for your own protection, octogenarians can get really ugly on a bad day). Missed berries get over-ripe, invite bug infestation, and create a mess for the next pick-thru. When picking with your hand above your shoulder your hand is tilted upward, so vow to never grab more than 4 berries above your shoulder, at most, before returning them to the container -- hard to resist, I know, but you will drop a lot fewer berries this way and it's faster than picking them up off the ground (which all good berry pickers do - I irrigate with drinking water). Sometimes when picking above your shoulder, it's best to just hold your picking container up under the cluster, and pluck the berries into the container with the other hand. If you finish your row, please don't wander, look me up so I can assign you another row (the customer is always right, of course, but they may be invited to celebrate victory at some other patch).
Bob Megraw
bmegraw@gmail.com
253-631-3428