How to Start Blueberry Plants

Blueberries are one of Nature's most versatile fruits. Put them in pies, muffins, or cookies, on cereal, or dried in trail mix, or eat them raw. Established blueberry bushes are easy to maintain even in poor soil, with a little sun and fertilizer. When they start, however, it's important to give blueberry bushes the correct environment until they can establish themselves. Follow a few easy steps to start your blueberries.

Blueberry bushes
Shovel
Compost (high acidity)
Potting soil
Grit/Sand
Fertilizer
Mulch
Measuring tape

Instructions

Instructions
- 1
  Dig holes for your blueberry bushes. Although they can take some crowding, holes should be 5 to 6 feet apart. If you're planting rows of blueberries, place the rows 8 to 10 feet apart. Holes should be deep enough to cover the root balls, with plenty of space left for fill soil.
- 2
  Prepare your soil. Blueberries prefer sandy, rocky soils with high acidity. Combine equal parts potting soil, compost, and sand.
- 3
  Pour a couple of inches of prepared soil into each hole for the bushes to sit on.
- 4
  Place your blueberry bushes (available at your local nursery when in season) in the holes. Spread the roots and cover them with more of your soil mixture. Water the bushes generously, and fertilize.
- 5
  Spread mulch in a ring around each young plant to discourage pests and weeds. Water them often to keep the soil moist.

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