Anne’s Garden

God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done.

Blueberries

Those aren’t mine.

April 2007 – I planted two blueberry bushes and they are currently both covered in tiny white flowers. A good sign that I might actually get some fruit this year?

On the north-side of the raised bed is a Northland:

  • old hardy, vigorous and spreading plants that are consistently very productive. Berries are medium sized and very sweet. They ripen early-midseason

On the south-side of the raised bed is a Reka:

  • Plants are upright, very fast growing and extremely productive. Tolerates wetter ground than other varieties. Berries are dark blue, medium sized and firm. They ripen early.

Plant in full sun or partial shade into well-drained, preferably acidic soil.  Keep moist through the growing season.  Use light amounts of acidic fertilizer in the spring.  Prune out old wood on established plants during the dormant season.

The funny thing is that I don’t even really like blueberries!

6 Comments »

  Nicole wrote @

Your photo of the blueberries is just splendid!

  Ki wrote @

You don’t like blueberries??? A blueberry pie is hard to beat except for maybe a wild blackberry pie made with tiny real wild blackberries from the Cascade mountains which is only a faint memory when more than 15 years have elapsed after tasting one.

I love blueberries as an ornamental for their dainty flowers. I have several varieties and some of the flowers are pink which is very nice. So blueberry is a two treat plant for me, – flowers then fruit. We also have service berries which come on sooner than blueberries and so we freeze them. As soon as the blueberries are ready my wife makes a mixed berry pie with both the seviceberries and blueberries. Delicious.

  anne wrote @

Oooh, do you have a good recipe for blueberry pie Ki?

  Ki wrote @

Hi Anne,
Not really. Just the regular recipe from any old cookbook but with a squeeze of fresh lemon. We like it on the tart side so we usually cut down on the sugar and use a butter crust.

  bootpdx wrote @

I have heard that you have to wait two years before getting any fruit off of blueberries, getting ready to plant my own and ran across this statement.

  Mary Jones wrote @

You don’t really like blueberries?? Hand them over! I’ll devour those little guys in a minute :P Yum!


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