Grab a boost of blue.
Our blueberry plants look fabulous and are old enough to produce berries this year. Basically, there are 3 groups: highbush (highbush available in 1, 2, and 3 gallon sizes), half-high, and low bush.
Planting
It’s best to grow blueberries in an area where water is readily available so you can keep their roots moist throughout the growing season. When newly planted, expect to water your blueberries once a week, deeply. Blueberries prefer acidic soil. Maine’s soil tends to be acidic, but a simple pH test will determine the level. If the soil in your area is not acidic enough, we can help you choose a fertilizer that will lower the pH. We strongly recommend adding mycorrhiza to the backfill. The beneficial fungi greatly increases plant heath and absorption of water and nutrients. Full sun can increase flowering and fruit production, blueberries can also be grown in partial shade. Remember, you need to plant more than one variety for cross pollination and berry production.
Highbush: grow about 6′ tall, 6′ wide
Berkeley: berries are light blue, firm and large with good storage capacity. Mid-season.
Darrow: large fruit with a sweet, robust flavor. Ripens in August. Late-season.
Earliblue: deliciously sweet and juicy eaten fresh, or when flavor is captured in pie or preserves. Light blue, medium-large. First to ripen. Early.
Jersey: old variety with dark blue, small to medium size fruit that has a very sweet flavor. Ripens in August. Late-season.
Lateblue: firm, light blue, highly flavored berries. Productive and vigorous. Late-season.
Northland: a cross between the highbush blueberry (V.corymbosom) and a lowbush species (V. angustifolium). Medium size, firm berries. Flavorful, retaining flavor of the wild lowbush species. Mid-season.
Patriot: large and firm berries. Full ripeness is needed for good flavor and sweetness. Delicately sweet. Early-season.
Half-High
Named hybrids that grow up to 3′ tall with a spready and full form. Abundant fruit.
Chippewa: large, sky blue, smoothly sweet berries. Ripens a week earlier than Northblue. Berries are the largest of all Half-High varieties. Mid-season.
Polaris: medium-large, firm, powder blue berries are very sweet as they have a high proportion of wild blueberry in their heritage. Early-season.
Lowbush:
Native groundcover form with small berries. Very sweet, and excellent pollinators. 18″ tall.
Did You Know?
Plant at least two different varieties of blueberries for proper pollination to produce berries.
