Ozark Berry Farm, LLC

February is a good time to prune up the bushes.  The weather we have had this year has made it a pleasant and peaceful time to be at the farm.  Pruning will help with insuring we get the largest fruit possible as well as not overcrowding the bush with berries.

We use old sawdust to mulch in our berries.  Oak sawdust adds organic matter to the beds, lowers the PH, helps retain water and mostly controls weeds.  This permits us to NOT use herbicides.  The mulch is put on the beds a snow shovel at a time.  While a lot of work it...