July 29, 2018
U-Pick Note
By Linda Dansbury

Two quick notes for this week:

Blackberries - as with raspberries, tug gently on the berry. If it doesn't release easily, it is not ripe. Look for the berries that are black all over - if they still have some lighter spots, they will not be nearly as sweet.

Tomatillos - I heard someone in the U-Pick field saying that the tomatillo husks need to be yellow to pick them (not true). The tomatillos are ready for picking as soon as the fruit fully fills out and expands the husk and the husk can even split - using this method, you find your share very, very quickly.