Many years ago – maybe 8? – I planted blueberries, lingonberries, huckleberries and cranberries (all members of the genus Vaccinium) in a patch perhaps 15 feet by 9 or so feet.  I’ve written about them here and here.  These being mature shrubs, the past few years have been excellent for blueberries.

Today was the first harvest, and the plants yielded about 4 cups (more or less a liter) of delicious berries.  One plant in particular – I think I have about 9 blueberry plants in this particular patch, with perhaps 4 varieties – produces huge blueberries.  The largest this year are about as big around as a U.S. quarter, and they have a wonderful flavor, not quite as blueberry-e as some of the smaller ones, but with a nice acid to balance the sweetness.  Here’s another photo to give you a sense of scale:

Fortunately, the plant that bears these monster blueberries roots quite readily from cuttings, and so I’ve got a number of clones in various states of rooting, and some that have already been planted out in the food forest.

In other news, it looks like this year will be a good one for tomatoes – haven’t had a good tomato season in maybe 4 years – and the pomegranate has perhaps a dozen flowers.  Cross your fingers that at least a few of them will develop into delicious fruits!