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acid-tolerant vegetables
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 |
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