Jan Flora wrote:
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rachael simpson wrote:
Jan Flora wrote:
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"Steve Peek" wrote:
Thanks, they have a super selection, but the shipping to NC may be
prohibitive.
Steve
"Boron Elgar" wrote in message
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On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:06:03 GMT, "Steve Peek" wrote:
Does anyone know of a reliable source for blueberry plants. I'm looking
for
northern highbush and need 1000-1500. I'm in the process of layout & not
sure of the exact number yet.
Thanks for any help,
Steve
I cannot vouch for them, but try here. If they do not have the
varieties you seek, perhaps they can help.
http://www.fallcreeknursery.com/gardener/index.html
Boron
Do you have a peat bog or swamp to plant them in? What
soil pH do highbush blues need?
NC seems awfully far south to grow good blueberries...
What??
Jan in Alaska
surrounded by swamps & peat bogs
Nah, we are surrounded by blueberry farms locally, and across the state,
there are several towns that host annual blueberry festivals.
Rae
(also in NC)
I just read somewhere that blueberries thrive in the Ozarks.
Is that NC? I've only been on the other side of the Mississippi
River once and that was to visit cousins in CT. (New England is
sure pretty!)
My ignorance about back east is appalling...
Jan
Nope, not Ozarks, but we have the Appalachians aka "great smokey
mountains" that we share with TN & VA. I live closer to the coast. If
I remember my geography right, the Ozarks are like in Arkansas and
Missouri. A small portion in Oklahoma and Kansas. But blueberries is
just one of a number of crops that thrive well in NC. As I said before,
there are many farms here that are devoted to blueberries. You can go
five miles in 4 directions from my house and be surrounded by blueberry
fields. Several of us gardeners have a few bushes at home too. I don't
have any, but hope to buy a few shoots from a neighbor in time for next
years harvest. There are blueberry fields scattered thru-out the whole
state, from the coastal area, to the sandhills, to the mountains. Very
profitable crop here.
Rae