Re: [nafex] If you had one blueberry bush... (Ginda Fisher)

Years ago, there was a long discussion about whether blueberries actually need low pH, or whether they can do okay with a neutral pH if there's enough organic material. I've never tested that myself, though.

> On May 9, 2020, at 3:02 PM, Steven Covacci <filtertitle@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Could anybody recommend a variety of blueberry variety or a huckleberry that can tolerate richer soil which is closer to pH neutral?
> Thank you, Steve
>
>> On May 8, 2020, at 1:17 PM, Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us> wrote:
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>> 
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>>> On May 8, 2020, at 1:05 PM, Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us> wrote:
>>>
>>> Well, despite those comments, I'm going to ask again (more specifically)
>>>
>>> Anyone have experience with either Bluecrop or Reka? Based on availability from a good local nursery and on-line descriptions, those sound promising. I'm curious about differences in size, growth habit, productivity, and flavor of berries.
>>>
>>> Also, in happy news, I found some blueberries I planted a few years ago. They were very slow to establish and I'd forgotten about them. (They are on the edge of the property, and behind some scruffy bushes, so I don't usually see them.) Little Giant and tag-lost. :) They are now nice-looking mature plants, covered with blossoms. I plan to net them after the blossoms drop. I assume the critters will find a way to eat the berries anyway, but who knows, maybe I will actually harvest some blueberries this year.
>>
>> Lol — I looked on-line to learn why I might have selected "little giant" (answer, because it has small fruits, somewhat like a wild blueberry) and discovered that there's a scam company of that name that advertises and sells that cultivar. I did not do business with a mail-order blueberry company as seen on TV. I ordered from Hartmann's, which isn't my favorite nursery, but was fine.
>>
>>>
>>> Ginda
>>> Eastern MA, zone 6
>>>
>>>>> On May 2, 2020, at 1:03 PM, Elizabeth Hilborn <ehilborn@mebtel.net> wrote:
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>>>> I second the site specificity. My favorite Rabbiteye variety in zone 7a, NC is Centurion. Rich, jammy flavor at my site. I planted it again 15 miles down the road in 7b/8a and the flavor was nothing special once it started fruiting. Different soil, sun, micro climate.
>>>>
>>>> Elizabeth Hilborn
>>>>
>>>> On 5/2/2020 10:08 AM, Rosholdt wrote:
>>>>> I have found that blueberry bushes are extremely site-sensitive. I like Legacy, but that is just me in central Piedmont.
>>>>>
>>>>> Zone 7a/6C, Barbara Rosholdt
>>>>>
>>>>>
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