Hobby Berries

Friday, August 26, 2011

First rows of blueberries

We planted our first two rows of blueberries last week. Over the last few years, we have bought blueberry plants and placed them around the house, but we really didn't put much of an effort to grow them. There are three plants we purchased three years ago in the flower bed near our driveway, and we have some in planters, but after finding the perfect spot at the bottom of our land, we decided to get a little more serious. We have about 30 plants in two rows, and we still have more room to plant more next spring. We took the time to prepare the soil, use the right mixture of dirt/peat moss, and created a "deer get out of here" area for the plants. So far, they all look healthy, and hopefully, we will get good production from them over the years. It is amazing to me how addictive I have become with the berries. First, the wild blackberries, then the raspberries, and now the blueberries. The purpose is so we can "eat off the land," which we succeed at because we eat fruit smoothies everyday. Yesterday, we mulched the rows with sawdust. That was a task because we had to place the landscape fabric down, cut the right size hole, keep the wind from blowing the fabric, and then pile on the sawdust without getting it in our eyes. Now, we must wait, which will be the most difficult part of the entire adventure.

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