Grow the Best Blueberries: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-89

by Robert E. Gough, Vladimir G. Shutak

Overview

Grow blueberries in your own backyard and enjoy fresh fruit every summer!

Highbush blueberries are easy to grow in many regions, require little maintenance, and can provide you with fresh fruit for eight to ten weeks during the summer. This 32-page guide will teach you everything you need to know about planting and growing a crop of your own.

Readers will learn:

• What environmental conditions are best for growing blueberries
• How to plant blueberries
• When to water, fertilize, and prune blueberry plants
• How to protect blueberry plants from birds and disease
• When to harvest blueberries

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603424301
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	01/08/1983
Series:	Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Robert Gough holds a doctorate in botany and is Professor Emeritus of Horticulture at the College of Agriculture, Montana State University. He is the author of 17 gardening books, 500 extension service publications, and articles for Fine Gardening, Country Journal, National Gardening, Zone 4, Montana Magazine, and Harrowsmith. He served as Extension Horticulturalist in Montana, hosted the popular Dr. Bob’s Northern Gardening Tips radio program for 10 years, and was a panel member on PBS’s Montana Ag Live for 15 years.  He is a Fellow of both the American Society for Horticultural Science and the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, as well as a member of the advisory board of Zone 4.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Where Can You Grow Blueberries?
Provide a Good Soil Environment
Selecting Plants
Planting
Caring for Your Blueberries
Soil Management
Pruning
Propagation
Protection from Birds
Controlling Diseases and Insects
Harvesting
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