First Fruit - Blueberries!

I just ate 5 blueberries, the best blueberries I've ever had, because they were grown in my garden! These are Northblue, and it's June 24, 2008, for the record. I got this and a Northsky bush in summer 2006 from the nursery/garden store near the new elementary school in N. Liberty. I want to say Prairie Gdn Ctr, but then they all seem to be called that.

Truth be told, they were kind of mushy, but had a blueberry flavor. Often the firstfruits, such as with tomatoes, are not the very best quality. Even if these never improve, still -- I grew them!

I"ve also had, every two or three days, one strawberry, from the 6 June-bearing and 6 ever-bearing plants I set out a month or two ago. Again, I shouldn't really even be harvesting the first year, so that they can develop a strong root system, but how can I not?

The Northsky bush has about as many berries on it, smaller, and not yet ripening. Many things are late this year -- the catalpa bloomed, for the first time I know of since my childhood, not during the week of Mother's birthday, June 7, but just a few days ago -- about 2 weeks late.

NOTE: I wrote this post yesterday, but Blogger was down -- no wonder professinal bloggers switch to something else -- and couldn't post it.