How to Grow a Blueberry Plant

Place a handful of blueberries into a plastic bag. Put the bag in the freezer for 90 days. Blueberry seeds require a stratification (chilling) period prior to planting, conveniently accomplished while still inside the fruit.

Remove the blueberries from the freezer after the stratification period and allow them to thaw.

Pour the thawed blueberries into a blender and add 3/4 cup of water. Blend for 15 seconds on high. Let the blended blueberries sit for five minutes while the seeds fall to the bottom of the jar and the pulp rises.

Skim off the blueberry pulp using a mesh skimmer, leaving only some water and seeds remaining in the blender jar. Pour the water and blueberry seeds into a fine mesh skimmer.

Remove the blueberry seeds from the skimmer and allow them to dry on a paper plate. Set the paper plate in a warm area for 24 hours.

Fill a seed starter tray 3/4 full with sphagnum moss. Sprinkle the dried blueberry seeds over the moss. Use your fingers to press the seeds 1/4 inch down into the moss.

Place a sheet of newspaper over the seed tray and set it in an area with a constant temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Lift the newspaper every few days to check the sphagnum moss for moisture. Mist the moss with water from a spray bottle whenever necessary.

Remove the newspaper when the blueberry seeds begin to sprout, which should happen within one to two months. Set the blueberry seedlings in an area that receives bright, indirect sunlight while still maintaining the 70 degree Fahrenheit temperature. Keep the soil moist at all times.

Transplant the healthiest blueberry seedlings into 4-inch pots filled with organic potting soil when they measure 3 inches tall. Continue to maintain bright, indirect sunlight, moist soil and 70 degree Fahrenheit temperatures as the seedlings grow. Transplant the blueberry seedlings outdoors after the threat of frost passes.