Hand cupping a cluster of ripe blueberries in the sun on a bush - Maksim Safaniuk/Shutterstock While some people say you can grow blueberries (Vaccinium) in partial shade, these vibrant little berries ...
Picking fresh berries from the garden is always exciting, especially when you have put time and energy into looking after the plant. If you have a bush in your garden or are growing blueberries in ...
Blueberries are a superfood that has rocketed in popularity in recent years thanks to the high levels of nutrients packed into those small berries. The fruits are simple to grow at home and, although ...
Stormy weather or not, now is the time to get out into the garden and prune blueberry bushes. Blueberries are a common, popular food crop that many North Coast gardeners like to grow. But, one thing ...
For the second straight year, a January storm that could bring freezing rain or snow is threatening the blueberry crops on St ...
Do you have sweet summer memories of roaming around collecting little round, blue-colored fruits and eating them straight off of the bushes? Imagine growing your own treasure trove of blueberry bushes ...
Once temperatures drop, garden maintenance usually slows down, but there are many plants that are still responding to changing conditions in the weather. Behind the scenes, roots and soil continue to ...
If there is one garden task that scares home gardeners the most, it is pruning their blueberry bushes. Most think they will not get a good crop of berries if a bush is pruned. The plants get minimally ...
Cultivate your own berry patch.
I want to plant a blueberry bush this spring, but prior attempts have failed. I’ve read that they require acidic soil. Could I collect my coffee grounds until planting season, and use them to improve ...