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bledito
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blue berries
Are blueberries avalible in cabo or san jose. they are a favorite of my wife and I and would miss em if not to be found.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bledito
Are blueberries avalible in cabo or san jose. they are a favorite of my wife and I and would miss em if not to be found. |
I found them frozen like rocks just yesterday at Commercial Mexicano.
Is there one in your neighborhood?
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They have been having fresh domestically grown blueberries at Costco, and they also have frozen ones.
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I was wondering if blueberries can be grown in Baja coastal weather, IE: Bahia Asuncion? I am a hobby farmer of many different varieties of
blueberries and raspberries here at my place in the Pacific Northwest, where of course they do VERYYY well, but I would love to know if anyone on BN
has had good luck growing them in coastal regions? And are blueberry plants available anywhere around there? I'm sure if any do well, it would be a
process of trial and error to find out which varieties grow best there, just like I have had to do here as well.
Monoloco, do you know if they are growing those inland or in a coastal region area?
thanks, it's good to know they are available at some stores in Baja, as I had planned to stock up in San Diego to put in the freezer in Baja.
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The San Quintin area has a huge amount of blueberries being farmed. Because of the temperate climate they don't sleep in the winter. The large farmers
get their plants from southern Oregon. I would guess that there are about 1000 acres being grown now with more to come. One of their varieties are as
big as a large thumbnail.
Now this is not to say that you can buy these in Baja very easily. The great majority are shipped to the states where the profit margins are fatter.
But they definitely can be grown along the Pacific coast.
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where is this exactly in San Quintin? It might be a good destination for a road trip!! | Quote: | Originally posted by BajaDixon
The San Quintin area has a huge amount of blueberries being farmed. Because of the temperate climate they don't sleep in the winter. The large farmers
get their plants from southern Oregon. I would guess that there are about 1000 acres being grown now with more to come. One of their varieties are as
big as a large thumbnail.
Now this is not to say that you can buy these in Baja very easily. The great majority are shipped to the states where the profit margins are fatter.
But they definitely can be grown along the Pacific coast. |
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They grow berries all over San Quentin.... I have been told that the huge berry companies are buying up all the land in the area... Google
Berrymex.... I have been told that the Driscol berry company (sells allot of their product to Costco) has huge plans in the area, they are wanting to
drill allot of water wells and expand their operation.
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BajaLuna
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Thanks so much for this info! Wow that's great to hear that they are doing some serious blueberry farming in San Quintin. Good to know too that they
are a perennial, as I did wonder that. They are an annual where I currently live.
I do know they grow very well in Central Coastal California, although perhaps that would be a little colder than Baja, but was glad to learn they grow
well in the coastal climate there in California.
The great thing about blueberry farming is they have little to no pests, and thus don't have to be sprayed by those farmers who might spray, not to
mention a high profit margin as well, so good luck to those farmers in Baja!
It would be good to find out if they sell plants there! I need to make a trip there and check it out!
thanks for the info!
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i, personally, don't think blueberries would do well in baja sur as there is no, really, "down time", or winter...they really need a "sleep" period
where they can rejuvenate their resources for the next season...here, in sequim, washington, where we actually have a winter, they do VERY well, as
long as we pay attention to their acid soil needs and fertilize accordingly...we are STILL harvesting berries now late into the fall period...in fact
have begged our neighbors to PLEASE come get this fruit before it's too late!!
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BajaLuna
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thanks churro, I will Google it!
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BajaLuna
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yes, they do need downtime/winter as an annual, but as a perennial? And hmmm they would have a longer growth cycle down there?
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Bajaluna, If you are driving down to BA, you will drive right through San Quentin and the berry growing area.... Maybe you can get some plants?? Baja
Gringo lives in the area and may have some tips for you
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I haven't seen any blueberries growing in BCS, but we have blackberries, and they do very well here.
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We are thinking we just might make a stop there, Churro and see what the situation is on buying plants! Blueberry plants also make a good landscaping
plant as well, or grow very well in pots too!
Good to know too, Monoloco, that blackberries do well in Baja! On my land here, now that we just re-homed our goats, we spend a lot of time keeping
the wild blackberries back, which are pretty much around the entire perimeter of our property and a pain in the arse, whew do they ever take over very
quickly. I sure miss my blackberry eatin' goats, they could clear them in a hurry!
Even if I could just get cuttings from somewhere, I'd be a happy camper!
I'm on the hunt for berry plants/cuttings! I see blackberries and blueberries in my Baja future!
thanks for the info, everyone!
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I am lovin that idea Baja Luna....I can see them on the inside of your wall...maybe Ron Baja Gringo could get his hands on some cuttings in the SQ
area so they would already be acclimatized to here...ummm blueberry pancakes with maple syrup...si por favor!
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bledito
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alrighty then now i can plan on having my pancakes as well. Wonder how long from starter cuttings till blueberries can start to be picked.
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BajaLuna
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Absolutely, Shari!
Awwww yes...muffins, pancakes, berry pie and cobbler, yum smoothies, berry salsa for fish (love it on salmon, so we need to experiment with other
fish)..oh and chicken and pork too is very good, and of course berry jam...and let's not forget sangria and c-cktails! And Blackberry wine is superb!
We can be in berry heaven, my northern berry friend! We sure love our berries, don't we! Keep on the look-out for plants or cuttings, Shari!
I'll email Baja Gringo!
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Bledito, several years. They take several months just to root from cuttings. I usually plant 2 year old plants here at home, and the next year I
don't get very much fruit, but the following year I get lots!
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But, Baja is probably a whole other story, being that they are grown as a perennial, and I personally don't get a good fruit harvest off of mine up
here in the PNW until the plant is mature enough. I'm not sure how growing them as perennials effects the time between planting the starts to
producing fruit, you would think it would be a shorter time span...I really don't know...it's all a new learning experience growing them in Baja!
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When I was a little kid I used to pick the wild ones at my grandma's place in MN. I'll never forget the time she smacked me in the back of my head
because "I didn't know how to pick them". I was eating every other one 
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