Blueberries are perennial woody shrubs native to North America and suitable for home gardens. They require full sun, acidic soil (pH around 5.0), and consistent moisture. Planting two or more ...

Want a happier blueberry harvest? From fragrant herbs to nitrogen-fixers, these sidekicks don't just play nice — they get you ...

Landscaping your outdoor living space with perennial, fruit bearing plants can offer years of tasteful excitement that one can anticipate returning each summer. Perennial fruits such as blueberry, ...

Blueberry bushes need plenty of sun to thrive and produce bountiful crops. If your blueberries aren't getting enough sun they ...

A favorite of landscape designers for years, the Japanese blueberry tree is catching on with homeowners. Although this cold-hardy, slow-growing, broad-leaved evergreen species reportedly grows up to ...

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You may know that blueberries can be cut and propagated in spring or summer, but there's another method that allows you to ...

Second, customize your landscape-maintenance plans. Having first educated yourself about the plants, you now know what they need and what they do not need. For example, do not fertilize just because ...

Weeds are the predominant yield inhibitor in lowbush blueberry fields. Conventional weed management practices rely almost exclusively on herbicide applications for weed control. The perennial nature ...