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To: DollyCali

OK, I am going to plant some more this year, sounds like fun. When should I plant, how should I prepare the area, put them on something to climb on? Maybe I have been doing it all wrong in the past.


188 posted on 11/14/2004 5:33:35 AM PST by gulfcoast6 (Commit to the Lord whatever you do and your plans will succeed)
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To: gulfcoast6
If you mean blueberries.. no need to have a climbing apparatus.. they have strong, woody stems eventually. There are different varieties for difft parts of country.. need to check with local agricultural extension office. They are usually a good source of info on what does well for your soil/climate.

YOU DO NOT WANT MAINE/MICHIGAN VARIETIES IN THE GULF STATES.

Have them far away so you don't have to worry about trimming but not so far that watering in dry weather is not a problem. In NC I used a soaker hose for them. Also at one home we had them more or less as a privacy shield for the home.. but the winter, of course found us with LESS privacy.

Fortunately the winter in the Carolinas is substantially shorter than up here.

try here for some background info Toby

http://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/blueberry.html
193 posted on 11/14/2004 5:55:48 AM PST by DollyCali (We can never repay our veterans...NEVER. Thank you all who served our great country.)
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