The berry business is also busy at Rulfs Orchard in Peru, where Anne Bassler of Keeseville and her son Michael, 12, weigh their hand-picked straw-berries – 6 pounds worth. While 28-degree temperatures two nights in a row back in May killed the first blossoms, the strawberries they have now are "unbelievable," Laura Rulfs said. The picking season may go well into July, as long as temperatures don't get too hot.

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