BLUEBERRY PLANTS AVAILABLE SATURDAY MAY 19TH FROM 10AM-1PM OR BY APPOINTMENT
HOURS: PICK YOUR OWN START PROJECTED FOR SATURDAY JUNE 2 : TUES AND THURS 7AM-12PM AND SAT 7AM-1PM
About Us
Dr. Young's Pond Berry Farm has been selling pick-your-own berries since the late eighties. We have a small but expanding planting of red raspberries which usually come in from mid-May until mid-June. Our blackberries typically come in from early June to the end of July. Our blueberries come in from mid-June into August.
We are a family business, but our name is not Young. Dr. Young owned the property many years ago, and we kept his name because the people of Angier know the pond, our landmark, by this name. We are the Trustmans. Betty is the voice on our answering machine and the face behind the sales counter. Stan is the head farmer who does the main work in the field and plans the care of the plants.
David and Jonathan are the tall, handsome, young ones who help pickers learn which berries are the sweetest and where to best find them in the field.
At Dr. Young's Pond Berry Farm, we try to provide the public with a top quality product and an enjoyable picking experience. We accept cash and checks, but, sorry, no credit or debit cards.
Our Products
Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, and Garden Vegetables
Read "Blueberries---The World's Healthiest Food" by William Faloon
and also Berry in Black Makes Comeback by Frank Mangano
CROP UPDATES 5/13/2012
After one of the mildest winters ever and a beautiful spring season (so far), the berries are in excellent shape. We have been scouting for pests and diseases and all the plants seem very healthy, and they are growing very rapidly.
BLUEBERRIES
The blueberries have very large clusters (some 10 or 12 inches) which will mean very easy picking. Some of the early berries have a blue tinge already. We are thinking they may be ready the earliest we can recall. We are guessing the second of June if the weather continues like it has. We will be selling blueberry plants on Saturdays, from 10 AM to 1 PM or by appointment. The varieties we sell are acclimated to our area and need little or no pesticides or fungicides. They are really beautiful plants- 3 to 4 feet high and lareasy bearing fruit- some as uch as a quart of berries. they are in 3 gallon plts and are 4-5 years old. We have 5 varieties to choose from- you will need at least 2 for pollination. Four are varieties that we grow now and one is a new one for us, but is an earlier berry with great flavor.
BLACKBERRIES
The honeybees are almost finished pollinating the blackberry blossoms and the field is losing its white dots. Wait until you see the new thornless blackberries. We have a gigantic crop and the picking will be a dream because the trellis allows you to see the large number of berries at eye level without the leaves being in the way. They will be a little earlier than our other berries so we are looking for a June 2nd opening also. We are curious how the flavor will compare with our delicious thorny ones.
RASPBERRIES
As our old customers know, we have planted two new varieties. The one that we picked from last summer comes in later than we would like but provided first class berries. The other variety is still a mystery to us and we have no idea when they will ripen but they are already making small berries. We will be watching them and updating you with their progress.
When you come to pick, see if you can catch Stan for a tour of his other fruit plantings. There are Japanese non-astringent persimmons, figs, plums, apples, kiwis and grapes. He is having different levels of success with them, but loves to share them with you.
Recipes
Click here for our Favorite Berry Recipes.
Directions
We are 8.5 miles west of the intersection of US 40 and NC 210 at exit 319. We are also 2 miles northeast of the intersection of NC 210 and NC 55 in Angier. More detail
Hours of Operations
Season can go from early June to early August. Open Tuesday and Thursday from 7AM to 12 Noon and Saturday from 7 AM to 1 PM.
Pictures of the Farm
See pictures of the farm and the berries you can pick yourself. Click here
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