| Did you know that one of the most versatile plants | | | | soil. You will want to test the soil before you plant |
| for your home garden and/or landscaping is a | | | | and if it is not where it should be then you will want |
| blueberry bush? Sounds crazy I know but let me | | | | to wait until next year and concentrate on changing |
| explain; when you look for garden plants you | | | | the ph this year. Some easy natural ways to change |
| normally think of tomatoes or other vegetables but a | | | | the ph is to add coffee grounds, peat moss, |
| blueberry bush is a perennial instead of an annual | | | | compost and manure to the soil. You will want the |
| which means it will be around year after year. | | | | soil to rest for about 2-3 months before you retest |
| It will not bear fruit the first 1-3 years and do not | | | | it to make sure it has worked. |
| become fully productive until about the sixth year but | | | | Now to figure out which type to blueberry bush to |
| after that the Blueberry bush will produce up to 8 | | | | buy; there are a lot of different varieties of |
| quarts of berries for 15-20 years before it will slows | | | | blueberry bushes to choose from just make sure |
| down in production. If you want bigger berries and a | | | | that if you pick a bush that is a hybrid it will need to |
| higher yield of berries then you should plant more | | | | be cross pollinated with another blueberry bush. This |
| than one bush so that you can cross pollinate. You | | | | is something that does not need to be done with the |
| will still get blueberries if you do not cross pollinate | | | | older varieties. |
| just not as much. | | | | There are three main types of blueberry bushes: |
| It also makes a great landscaping bush because it | | | | highbush, rabbiteye and southern highbush. If you live |
| requires little space, produces beautiful white flowers | | | | in the north you should only plant the highbush. If you |
| in the spring along with the green foliage. To help | | | | live the south then only plant the rabbiteye and the |
| stimulate the growth of the bush you should remove | | | | southern highbush. Blueberry bushes are easy to find |
| the blossoms for the first two years. Then in the fall | | | | in your local garden centers in the spring or you can |
| after it produces its fruit the leaves change to a | | | | order them from the internet. They will vary in price |
| beautiful reddish color plus you do not need to prune | | | | from $15 - $35+ due to the age and size of the |
| them for the first three years. | | | | plant. So, find a spot, grab a soil tester and get |
| The soil's ph is something thing that you will have to | | | | started on enjoying your own homegrown |
| look into. Blueberry bushes require a low ph or acid | | | | blueberries. |