Getting berries right: Blueberry grower talks about raising the tasty fruit
Stacey Sarty holds a cold handful of blueberries just pulled out of the freezer from last year’s harvest beside his home outside Quincy.
Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald
Blueberries glimmer in the sunlight on Stacey Sarty's blueberry bushes located outside of Quincy last year.
Stacey Sarty stands alongside a row of his blueberry bushes located just outside of Quincy on Wednesday afternoon.
Young blueberry blooms sprout up on the end of a bush alongside Road 7 Northwest outside of Quincy.
Older wood, like the branch in Stacey Sarty’s hands, would be pruned off as it doesn’t produce the same quality of blueberries some younger bushes might.
Stacey Sarty of Moses Lake holds a handful of blueberries inside his shop beside his home outside of Quincy on Wednesday afternoon.
Stacey Sarty looks over some of his older blueberry bushes located alongside Road 7 NW outside of Quincy on Wednesday afternoon.
Spring seems to be upon us in the Columbia Basin, which inevitably means it’s time to get those fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers started in the garden. While you’re at it, why not throw a blueberry bush into the mix?
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