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Blueberry Fields of Stillwater began with two goals. One,
to provide fresh blueberries for the people of the Twin Cities and
surrounding areas. Secondly, to offer a beautiful and peaceful setting
for enjoying a day in the country. In 2005, we started to prepare
our field by tilling, incorporating peat moss to enrich the soil, and
adding sulfur to lower the soil pH as needed for blueberries. In 2006,
we planted 650 blueberry bushes in our north field, in 2007 we added 750 bushes in the southern field
and in 2009 we planted 500 bushes on the hill.
In 2010, we planted an additional 80 bushes near the
parking area. In 2008 we started developing areas to support the growth
of native pollinators, mainly bees, both within the blueberry field and
in various other spots on our land. As our bushes grow, we will need
more and more bees to help us grow our business!
Our initial bushes
bore fruit in 2008, when we opened our u-pick farm. Each year our bushes will be larger and produce more berries as
blueberry bushes reach their mature stage at 7-10 years of age.
The pictures below
show how our fields have evolved over the past 5 years. Come and
watch us grow! Click on the small picture
and a larger picture will appear. When done viewing that picture, there
will be buttons to come back to this page, or go to our home page.
Planting 2-year old
bushes in the Northern field - Spring 2006
Planting 2-year old bushes in the Southern field- Spring
2007
Blueberry bushes covered with netting to discourage deer browsing - Fall
of 2007
 Blueberry bushes in the northern field - July, 2008. See
how much they've grown in 2 years!
Blueberries ready for picking - July 2008
Our very first day open - July 18, 2008
Blueberry pickers - July, 2008
Our new picnic shelter - July, 2008. We will plant our
final bushes on this hill in 2009.
A shady spot to enjoy our field
Fall 2008
 June
2009 - blossoms at their peak
 June
2010 - our picnic shelter with blueberry bushes planted in 2009
 June
2010 - one of the "Northland" bushes planted in 2009 by our picnic
shelter
For pictures from our
2010 season, click here!
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