What you see: A white something or other on the frilly end of a blueberry. It’s not fuzzy like mold and may look like linen or gauze up close. What it is:
What happened when I tried jars and other berry storage hacks
The social media posts haunted me. They featured photos of bright berries and grapes stacked in darling Mason jars, or cutesy illustrations of jars packed with
Why your berry storage hacks aren’t working
In jars! In special containers! In their original packaging! Washed! Dried! Not washed! In a slightly open container with a paper towel! The internet is filled
What’s the white film on blueberries?
What you see: A whitish film on your blueberries. What it is: A naturally occurring protective coating called bloom. Eat or toss: Eat! That silvery film
Orange dots on your blueberries?
What you see: Orange dots on your blueberries. What it is: Spore masses!Eat or toss: Toss the spotty berries, but unaffected ones will probably be
Wispy white spots on blueberries
What you see: Cottony white spots on your blueberries; probably where the stem attached or where there might have been a wound in the blueberry’s skin. What it
Blueberries with brown, dried out things stuck to them?
What you see: A dried out, papery bit or husk stuck to your blueberry. What it is: Petals! The corolla tube, if you want to be fancy about it. Eat or toss:
