Add Blueberries to Your Home Vegetable Garden

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There are a number of uses for this awesome fruit of which my preferred is in pancakes. Blueberries add a good flavor to virtually every thing. They are a superior texture and rather sweet. If you are a household vegetable gardener like I am, and are a fan of blueberries, then you actually need to take into consideration adding a bush or two.

Prior to you get began growing blueberries you need to know that you will require to put a couple of seasons in prior to you can reap the advantages of a bountiful blueberry harvest. You will much more than likely not see anything in the very first season, and a slight chance in season two. It will be season three and beyond that you will genuinely get your blueberry fix.

Commence by producing sure you plant two or a lot more blueberry bushes, diverse species if achievable, at the same time to encourage cross pollination. Also, when you plant the blueberry bushes make positive they are no closer than 4 feet. Five feet would be perfect.

Blueberry bushes enjoy acidic soil and your soil should be under five. on the pH scale. If you are not positive what your soil's pH level is then acquire a pH soil testing kit from your local dwelling or garden center. If you have to have to lower your soil's pH level, powdered sulfur will do the trick, then again read the recommendations on the pH test kit to see what they recommend to use in your location of the globe.

When the soil is sandy, blueberries will thrive, which is why here in the State of New Jersey in the very good ole US of A, blueberries do extremely nicely, specially a lot more towards our coastal locations. On a side note if you are ever in New Jersey, visit Hammonton, the self described blueberry capital of New Jersey. They grow and sell loads of them.

Make sure you eliminate all weeds in and about the blueberry bush. If your bushes have to compete with weeds for water and nutrients they, your blueberry bushes, will shed that battle. Also, do not over water. If you soak the roots, they will get root rot and your bushes will die.

Now, just after all of that tough work, region preparation, upkeep, and the 3 year wait, you must and will see a terrific harvest of sweet tasting blueberries. The only issue you will have now is deciding whether or not you ought to put them on your morning cereal, in your pancakes, or baking yummy blueberry muffins or 1 of my favorites, blueberry cheesecake. Appreciate!