
Early blueberry varieties including
Duke, Legacy and Patriot are in full bloom in the Willamette Valley. The
recent warm weather was great for pollination, and growers are
expecting another large blueberry crop as long as they get through frost
season unscathed. This is about the same time bloom happened last year,
which was one of the earliest harvest dates on record, so growers are
expecting an early crop yet again.