Bob Sofaly Photo
Sometimes the ripe strawberries hide in plain sight next to a green one as seen here Saturday afternoon at Dempsey Farm’s U-PICK Strawberry Patch on St. Helena Island. 
Owner Davey Dempsey said this is the 34th year he’s had the self service patch. “We plated two acres back then. Now we plant four”.
Last year the strawberry patch was open until early June. “WE are usually open through mid to late May.
Depsey also said that hours of operation are tough to guage. “All this week we were open 9-5 but that could change”, he said. “Best if call us first at (843) 830-3656”.