Blueberries are a somewhat unique plant that you can grow. The blueberry bush is an attractive ornamental plant also. The foliage is shiny green in summer and turns a deep red and yellow in fall. To successfully grow blueberries you need to provide conditions that allow it to thrive.
Blueberries are a calcium hating plant. It needs acidic soil. A pH of 4.5 to 4.8 is ideal for blueberries. Start by testing your soil to determine your soil pH level about a year before you plan to plant. The soil pH must be lowered before you plant. The soil test recommendations will tell you what to apply to the soil to amend the pH. Read more here-
https://extension.psu.edu/programs/mastergardener/counties/lackawanna/news/2015/growing-blueberries
Brought to you by:
Roger Ort
Local Foods and Agriculture Educator
rlo28@cornell.edu
