Every figure on this page is the template's own, an extension estimate and not a measurement of any farm. Your own hours and harvests calibrate it once you log them.
Where the numbers come from
- TN · University of Tennessee Extension, Sample Budget for Blueberry Production Under Various IPM and Marketing Strategies (D102), 2020 primary
- KY · University of Kentucky, Center for Crop Diversification, Highbush Blueberry Budget - Wholesale/Retail Marketing (CCD-BG-4), 2019
- BC · British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Netting for Bird Control in Blueberries: A Decision-making Guide, 2002
Figured at 605 plants, the size of operation the primary source describes. Season 6, the first at full production; earlier seasons earn less.
Hours by week
605 plants of Blueberries in 2026, week by week. The dashed line is 40 hours, one person's week. The busiest week holds 146 h (Jun 1 to Jun 7).
Weeks that cannot move
Biology or a booking sets these; nothing can reschedule them.
- Blueberry picks: Jun 1 to Jul 19
Where it lands on a mixed farm
Each pair of templates is run together on a made-up farm of one person at 40 hours, the way Farm Draft runs a plan. A week is listed when the scheduler finds work that cannot move, at least 8 hours from each, adding up to more than 40. The weeks are computed, not written: change a template and they change.
| Collides with | Weeks | Worst week | This template | The other | Fixed work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberries | 4 (Jun 1 to Jun 28) | Jun 1 to Jun 7 | Blueberry picks, 48 h | Raspberry picks (summer), 88 h | 409 h |
| Honeybees | 1 (Jun 15 to Jun 21) | Jun 15 to Jun 21 | Blueberry picks, 48 h | Honey extraction and bottling, 121 h | 218 h |
| Blackberries | 7 (Jun 1 to Jul 19) | Jun 1 to Jun 7 | Blueberry picks, 48 h | Blackberry picks, 12 h | 169 h |
| Market garden (mixed vegetables) | 7 (Jun 1 to Jul 19) | Jun 1 to Jun 7 | Blueberry picks, 48 h | Market day (shared by every bed), 5 h | 153 h |
Not checked, because their sources state no size of operation: Cut flowers (bunches, direct), Hair sheep (pasture lambs), Pastured feeder pigs (whole and half hogs), Stocker cattle (summer grazing).
Tasks
| Task | Hours fixed | Hours per plant | When | Rigidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dormant pruning | — | 0.08 h a plant | once, Feb 1 to Feb 28 | Floating |
| Irrigation checks | 0.25 h | — | weekly, May 1 to Sep 30 | Flexible, 3 days |
| Blueberry picks | — | 0.08 h a plant | every 3 days, Jun 1 to Jul 15 | Fixed |
| Sales / market | 1 h | — | weekly, Jun 1 to Jul 30 | Flexible, 2 days |
| Netting on | 2 h | — | once, May 1 to May 31 | Flexible, 7 days |
| Netting off | 2 h | — | once, Aug 16 to Aug 31 | Flexible, 7 days |
Costs
| Line | Amount | Schedule F |
|---|---|---|
| Fertilizer, mulch, pest control, packaging | $5.00 a plant | Fertilizer and lime |
Revenue
| Line | Price | Yield | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | $72.40 a plant | 1 plant a plant | 20 pint a plant |
Farm Draft records the tax category of each line and leaves the choice of treatment to your CPA.
Run it on your own farm
Add Blueberries next to the rest of what you grow and raise. Farm Draft puts every enterprise in one weekly calendar against the hours you actually have and names the week they collide.
The other templates
- Beef cow-calf
- Blackberries
- Cut flowers (bunches, direct)
- Hair sheep (pasture lambs)
- Hay (tall fescue, custom baled)
- Honeybees
- Laying hens
- Market garden (mixed vegetables)
- Meat goats (pasture and browse)
- Orchard (apple and pear, semi-dwarf)
- Pastured broilers
- Pastured feeder pigs (whole and half hogs)
- Pick-your-own and event days
- Raspberries
- Stocker cattle (summer grazing)