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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – April brings the start of Florida’s blueberry season and it should be a good year for fruit picking. North Florida has a short harvest season lasting from April through May, but the chilly winter should make the fruit extra plentiful this year. That means this will be a good season to go pick them yourself at many of the local field growers. Sentinel is the name of the university’s newest blueberry variety. If you miss out on the opportunity to pick blueberries over the next two months, you can always drive north where the harvest season extends into summer.