Do Blueberry Plants Like the Sun or the Shade?

Spacing Considerations

• The blueberry bush should be spaced 5 feet apart in rows located 10 feet apart. The spacing provides the bushes with ample room for growth, good air circulation and the ability to attain adequate sunlight.

Warning

• The blueberry bush grows best when planted in moderately acidic soil with a pH balance of 4.5. Keep the soil moist around the plant. The sun can quickly dry out the shallow root system of a blueberry bush. Apply a 4-inch layer of mulch around the base of the plant to protect the root system from hot sunlight and keep the soil moist during the heat of summer.

Planting Time Frame

• Blueberry bushes grow best when they are planted in the late winter and early summer. The plants can withstand temperature drops to -25 degrees Fahrenheit during the winter months. Blueberry bushes planted in full sunlight with adequate air circulation around the plants will suffer less blossom damage from frosts during the spring months.