How to Plant Duke Blueberry Plants

Choose a location in your yard that has at least five hours of sunlight a day. Be sure that your spot is free of debris, weeds or pests before planting.

Check your soil's pH with a soil testing kit. You can find these kits at your local nursery or gardening supply store. Duke blueberry plants do their best in sandy, highly acidic and high-in-organic-matter soil. The soil's pH should be between 4.5 to 5.0. Also, keep in mind that Duke blueberries do not do well in extremely wet soil.

Dig a hole 18 inches deep and 18 inches wide. Unlike many other plants, blueberry plant's grow most of their roots above the soil, so the hole's width should exceed its depth.

Refill the hole with one part pine mulch, one part peat and one part native soil. If you are unable to use pine mulch, double the amount of peat moss. Canadian peat moss works best.

Plant another blueberry variety with your Dukes blueberry plant because blueberries cannot pollinate themselves. Use Blueberry Bluecrop or another variety.

Mix into the hole fertilizer, alfalfa pellets and soft-rock phosphate. Make sure the whole mixture is blended well.

Set both plants in the hole. Be sure that the root ball is covered by the mixture. Don't worry if there is a small mound; it will encourage the establishment of roots. Give the plants five gallons of water.