Growing blueberries here on the North Coast is so natural. After all, we have the native huckleberries, closest cousins of blueberries, thriving in local native habitats. So, if you have blueberries ...

Blueberries are one of the easiest, most productive types of fruit you can grow at home, and research indicates they have all kinds of health benefits. North shore soils are often acidic enough for ...

Along with strawberries, watermelon, and peaches, blueberries are one of the signature fruit flavors of the summer. And if you find yourself going through container after container of them each year, ...

Wild blueberries have been a North American treat since the end of the last ice age when they occupied the soil left by retreating glaciers. Today, blueberries are bred to be garden-friendly, ...

Growing your own fruit is both rewarding and challenging. Whether you get a successful harvest depends on things like pollination and your local climate. Growing blueberries is no different and ...

A hand picking a blueberry from a bush - Kativ/Getty Images Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) are some of the most coveted fruit-bearing bushes you can have in a home garden. Not only are these bushes ...

Plant blueberry bushes in containers to best control acidity in the soil. Soil for blueberries needs to be acidic, compared to the traditional soil in our area that is alkaline. Use peat moss-based ...

When planting blueberry bushes, you want to get at least two cultivars. You want insects to cross-pollinate, which will help produce more berries. Sam Hall CharlotteFive June is blueberry month, so it ...

Q. I want to grow blueberries and I'm wondering when is the best time to plant. Are there certain types of blueberries I should grow? A. Blueberries are best planted from late fall until early spring.

After reading the tout for new selections of blueberries from the Southern Living Plant Collection in the Editor’s Letter of our March 2019 issue, my dad needed no further convincing that the ‘Takes ...

The post 7 Best Blueberry Varieties to Grow in Pots and Containers is by Katherine Rowe and appeared first on Epic Gardening, the best urban gardening, hydroponic gardening, and aquaponic gardening ...

Of the many privileges of gardening on the North Coast, puttering about in the fall is one of the best. These days the blueberry bushes are turning a riot of colors — red, yellow, purple. Soon, the ...