IIRC, blueberries are rather shallow rooted. You might not want to plant
anything within the eventual drip zone of the mature plants, at least until
they have a chance to get established. I would think a vining plant could
be overwhelming.

Once the bushes are settled in, you might be able to get away with alpine
strawberries. They are smallish plants that do not set runners, and I don't
think they'd be much of a strain on the available resources. They also
wouldn't mind some partial shade. They are very attractive plants and often
don't die the whole way back in winter. They have a flush of berries in
June, and berry sporadically after that. There's seldom enough for a pie or
jam, but they are exquisitely delicious and wonderful to snack on when out
working in the garden.

Cheers,
Sue

Zone 6, Southcentral PA

"IC_Gardener" wrote in message
om...
After months of ignoring them, rabbits are attacking my young
blueberry plants. Since they are planted in the yard, I really don't
want to put a wire fence around them. I think I will move them to a
new bed I dug in my vegetable garden, (though I hate to lose the
space!) I know I will have to amend the soil to make it acidic enough
for the blueberries. However, I would like to know what I could
interplant with the blueberries. No ornamentals, please.
I was thinking that perhaps I could try strawberries, but I also have
a trellis at the back of the bed so I would still like to plant a
vining vegetable.

Thanks for any suggestions!

IC Gardener
Iowa City, Iowa
Zone 5A