They should be blue or blue-purple before harvest and larger berries are sweeter. They are larger, a bit less sweet; almost identic al to a Huckleberry, with a hint of apple. I talk more about growing blueberries in this episode of my podcast: Growing Blueberries: Tips for Beginners & 4 Mistakes to Avoid Mistake #4: Planting your blueberries in a poorly-drained location Blueberries do not like “wet feet,” so choosing a site with good drainage is important when selecting where your blueberry bushes will grow. Berries are mildly tart, medium to large in size, very firm ,and retains a fresh quality longer than most other varieties. Weather-wise, berries are actually sweeter in drier years during ripening. A good berry is round, blue, and the skin should not be cracked. It is a heavy, consistent producer. I prefer the tart ones for cooking and preserving since they add a stronger flavor in baked goods. Wild berries are sweeter (with just the right amount of tartness) than the bigger cultivated berries. They can grow 8 to 10 times bigger than wild berries. The general rule when it comes to blueberries is "the bigger, the sweeter". Earliblue - Deliciously sweet eaten fresh, or when flavor is captured in pie or preserves. The upright plants do have thorny canes, but they produce enormous fruit. I’m a snacker, hear me nom! If I wait till they are super ripe and just getting soft they are nice and sweet. Duke Blueberry - This plant blooms late, but ripens early July. Start looking for good blueberries. My berries are huge, bigger than quarters, just shy of a half dollar so I know they are healthy and i have plenty. Wild blueberries are much smaller than their big, juicy cultivated cousins; maybe less than half the size. Pick them "as is" because they won't sweeten any further after picking. The benefits of blueberries are many, wild or cultivated. Do not pick berries that are: White––these berries have not even begun to ripen yet. The fruits will be smaller, but the sugars are more concentrated. They are native to western Canada and the northwest of the U.S.. In wet years, you might get bigger berries, but they're usually a little more bland. New sweeter, bigger blackberries 'will be as popular as strawberries' The supersize variety is set to rival raspberries, blueberries and strawberries, supermarkets say Height: 4' - 6'. Also if I wait that long the stink bugs and mocking birds eat them. Giant blueberries twice the size of regular ones are to go on sale across Britain tomorrow. So, though perhaps 80 or 90 cultivated blueberries may fit in one cup, that same size cup will hold more than 150 wild blueberries — and that means the wild blueberries benefits are, technically, greater. Huckleberries - larger blue berries, a bit less sweet, common to the northern US and Canada; Saskatoons - Canadians know about Saskatoons. 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