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How far apart to plant blueberry bushes!
There comes a point in every blueberry lover’s life (usually when you’re at the U-pick farm or the farmers market) where you think, “Why don’t we grow our own blueberries?” This thought leads to a trip to a local nursery or browsing the offerings of an online nursery.
Before you make that purchase, you need to read this guide.
Blueberries are ridiculously easy to grow once you get them started. But there are a few things you need to get right in the beginning to enjoy a lifetime of delicious blueberries in your backyard.
(Don’t worry if you’ve already bought blueberries and you’re doing your homework after the fact.
We’ll get you back on track as well.)
Blueberry Types
There are three blueberry types: high and low-bush and rabbiteye.
Growing blueberries in pots
Most of us will be growing high-bush blueberries.
When you think of Maine’s wild blueberries, those are low-bush blueberries. They stay small and compact, growing close to the ground, spreading each year and producing lots of tiny, flavorful berries.
They rarely get higher than 2-3
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