Digging a hole in a sunny spot and amending the soil so it has a more alkaline PH is all there is to it. You also need a freezing cold winter for good fruit set the next season; that’s why blueberries are a Northern Thang.
Also - protection with netting or fencing from birds, rabbits and deer. The also attract raccoon and bear if there are bear in your area. ;)
I like ‘Patriot’ for a really big bush (6 foot!) with big, plentiful berries; also makes a nice landscape plant.
Thanks.Doesn’t sound too hard.:) I’m here in central Missouri and we usually have at least one hard cold snap 0 to 10 below during the winter.
You’ll want to amend the soil to be more acidic (lower pH), not higher. A pH in the 4.5-5.5 range should work. I’d hate to know someone’s out there adding lime around their blueberries.
more alkaline PH is all there is to it.”
Lady D, I thought the soil was supposed to be acid??