Blueberry Biology
Unlike apples which grow on trees blueberries grow on these woody plants.
What are bushes
This is the season when most blueberries are ready to be picked and eaten.
What is Summer?
Because they are so healthy for your body and brain, blueberries are often called a "_____-food."
What is a Superfood?
These people were the first to use blueberries for food and medicine hundreds of years ago.
Native Americans
Blueberries are this "color" before they turn blue
What is green? (They can also be white or pink before ripening!)
This state is famous for its "wild" low-bush blueberries and even has them on their state quarter.
What is Maine?
This breakfast food is like a cake in a cup and often has blueberries baked inside.
What is a muffin?
Because of the shape of the blossom end, some people used to call blueberries "_____ Berries."
What are Star Berries
These fuzzy insects are the best "helpers" for blueberries because they move pollen from flower to flower.
What are bees?
Farmers use this tool to give their blueberry bushes a "haircut" in the winter so they grow better.
What are pruners (or shears)
You can mash blueberries up with sugar to make this sweet spread for your toast.
What is jam (or jelly)
True or False: Blueberries are one of the only natural foods that are truly blue
true
This part of the blueberry plant stays underground and drinks up water
What are the roots?
Instead of picking by hand, big farms use these giant machines to shake the berries off the bushes
What are harvesters?
: Blueberries are full of these "A-words" that help protect your cells from getting sick.
What are Antioxidants
Blueberries are native to this continent, where we live
What is North America?
Blueberries belong to a group of plants called "Perennials," which means they do this every single year.
What is grow back?
Blueberries love soil that is "acidic." Is a blueberry's favorite soil more like a sweet candy or a sour lemon?
What is a sour lemon?
Blueberries are 85% this liquid, which is why they are so juicy
What is water
Long ago, people used the dark juice of blueberries to do this to their clothes or blankets.
What is Dye them