Berry Picking
Time it right for a yummy delight
Summer is here
How long is the berry season, anyways?
The date is Sunday, June 29th 2014. For some reason, we have a blackberry bush in our front yard & counted 60 unripe berries. Score. But how long until they ripen? Well, we started doing a daily count and found out they’re basically all ripe within 2 weeks.
What is our RR? (ripening rate)
Now, we weren’t super scientific this first year, so we upped our game in 2015 … learn by (re)doing. The season was earlier by about a week in 2015 … here’s the data:
Berry good data in 2015
Yes, there were more berries in 2015 & there were a few error bars here and there (ahem … Kai) but our initial estimate of 400 berries was pretty darn close, & I was fascinated by that S-curve. The final stats:
2 week season, starting last week of June through 2nd week of July
7 days from first ripe berry to the “berries-galore” knee in the S-curve
7 days from hitting “berries-galore” to end of season
There you have it.
Do you have to make everything soooo boring?
No.
Yum.
Thanks, Mom