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How To Grow Blueberries From Bare-Root Plants
How to grow blueberries from bare-root plants: acidic soil and testing, sun, spacing and planting depth, removing early blossoms, cross-pollination, and harvest timing.
By Hensley’s Seed Co.
Blueberries - Key Growing Information
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Vaccinium corymbosum
CULTURE:
Plant blueberries in full sun in moist, acidic soil. Extension guides recommend a pH of about 4.5–5.5; most garden soils are higher than that, so test your soil and amend it before planting. Your local Cooperative Extension office can explain how to test, or you can use one of the soil test kits in our Tools & Supplies section.
PLANTING:
Space plants 4–5' apart. Dig holes about 1' wide and 1' deep and set plants so the soil comes to the same line on the stem as before. Don't let new plants fruit for the first 2 years; pinch off all flower buds each spring so the energy goes into roots and growth. In year 3, leave a few flower clusters for a small first crop, and from year 4 on, let plants carry a full crop.
HARVEST:
Starts in the second or, better, the third year and continues for ten years or more.
PLEASE NOTE:
Blueberries are partly self-sterile, so plant at least two varieties for good cross-pollination; any pairing works.
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