Blueberries ripen in mid-summer, and we harvest the ripe berries every weekend to make jam, which is our summer routine every year. Last spring, the bumblebees didn't come at all, and pollination didn't go well, so last summer's harvest was about a quarter of what it should have been. I pruned about half of the branches short last fall because the tree had grown too tall. Fortunately bees came, but I think the yield is about the same as last year.
The first harvest was about 1.3 kilograms, enough for seven jam jars.
ブルーベリーは真夏に果実が熟し、毎週末にその熟した実を収穫してジャムにするのが毎年の夏の日課です。昨年の春はハナバチがまったく来てくれず、受粉がうまくいかなかったために昨年の夏の収穫量は四分の一ほどでした。樹高が高くなりすぎたのもあり、昨年の秋に半分ぐらいの枝を短く剪定したので、ハナバチは来てくれましたが、収量は昨年並みぐらいかと思います。
初回の収穫量は1.3キロ程度で、ジャム瓶に7本分ほどジャムができました。
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