| So you want information on planting blueberries, huh? | | | | When you put the plant into the hole, make sure |
| Blueberries are very tasty and nutritious. They can be | | | | that it is the same depth as it was in the nursery. Fill |
| grown in the garden in an area that is well worked | | | | in the hole with your prepared mixture of soil and |
| and open to the sun. However they are a little | | | | peat moss. After you get it settled in, make sure |
| different from other garden plants in that they | | | | that it is firm and covered in properly. |
| require more acidic conditions. Hence they should be | | | | After planting, water it well. You also want to prune |
| grown in a garden in an area that is specially prepared | | | | some of the branches off so that you only have |
| for them. | | | | fifty to sixty percent of the original growth that the |
| Since blueberries need an acidic soil environment, you | | | | plant came with. This is done to keep the roots in |
| want to do a test about a year ahead of time. This | | | | balance with the growth on the top, therefore |
| will give you a recommendation on what you need to | | | | reducing stress on the plant. |
| do to acidify your soil. Usually this is done using | | | | It is important that you remove any flower blossoms |
| sulphur pellets found in garden centres. You want to | | | | that the flower produces in the first two years. |
| sprinkle it in the area, at the rate recommended by | | | | When it comes to mulching, use a three to four inch |
| your soil test report. | | | | deep layer of organic mulch such as bark chips or |
| These plants also require a good size planting hole as | | | | saw dust. This will help to conserve moisture around |
| well as a lot of organic matter. Replace the soil in | | | | the plant as the roots tend to occur close to the soil |
| your planting hole with a mixture of half soil and half | | | | surface. |
| wet peat. Sometimes blueberry plants come from | | | | A well taken care of blueberry plant will live for fifty |
| the nursery as bare rooted plants, in which case you | | | | years or more. This will give you a lot of years of |
| need to soak them in a bucket of water for about | | | | pancakes, muffins and other desserts. |
| half an hour. | | | | |