Eric wrote:
> Vaccinium corymbosum (blueberry), many cultivars, native to eastern US,
> blue berries
I attended a seminar once for blueberry growers and one man outlined
a simple system for home growers. We started using it about 7 years
ago. It goes like this:
1. Plant anywhere then spread raw mulch
2. Smother weeds with raw mulch
3. Water in mid summer and and add raw mulch
I think the mulch layer helps with the PH and water conservation. The
blueberry is very shallow rooted so it doesn't like much cultivation and
addition of fertilizer isn't necessary. This easy growing method may
not work everywhere. I've read that the plant is considered "too hardy"
in this area. If you read the organic growers guidlelines, they make
it sound like work and i suspect they are trying to cover several regions.
When the plant is in an ideal climate the methods change and it is
our role to be abusive and obnoxious <grin>.
Some other advantages of blueberries are:
1. Long lived and hardy
2. Easy to prune (we seldom prune)
3. Bug free (our only problem is birds)
4. Low growing, attractive, landscape plant
5. Reliable production of berries
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