blueberries

Head to the farms: Blueberries are in peak picking season

Alex Perri
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Blueberries across Georgia are ripe for the picking, as the season approaches its peak heading into early July. Laura Pallas, owner of Buffalo Creek Berry Farm in Lexington, said her blueberries were nice and sweet this year, but that extreme summer weather has significantly impacted her harvest.
Rhonda Luther reaches for a branch of one of her oldest blueberry plants on the Luthers' blueberry farm in the Bairdstown community. In the fall, the leaves of many of the blueberry plants turn bright red. (Photo/Sarah White)

Rhonda Luther reaches for a branch of one of her oldest blueberry plants on the Luthers' blueberry farm in the Bairdstown community. In the fall, the leaves of many of the blueberry plants turn bright red. (Photo/Sarah White)

Luthers see blueberries take root in Oglethorpe

Alden Lisse
Thursday, December 2, 2021
On Jan. 24, 2007, Chris Luther planted his first blueberry plant. Little did he know that would be the first day of his new career as that plant grew into a booming blueberry business called Rhonda’s Blueberries.