I must have missed the part of the thread where you were "accosted with" the book. I can't even picture what that might mean . . .
Though I did think you went to a lot of trouble for something you think is worse than useless -- unless it was the Internet Fairy who tracked down the book, scanned it, and managed to get pages on the web!
BTW, did you ever have any luck growing blueberries?
Several died. some lived.
I think I really need to acidify the soil more given the alkaline original.
I forget, do they like sandy or lots of organic matter?