The wild blueberry is a wild variety that thrives in temperate climates and is found naturally in granite or schist mountain ranges.

This is a creeping variety that will reach a maximum height of 5 cm when planted in acidic soil . It produces the delicious blue berries with purplish flesh at the base of blueberry pies and jams!

How to successfully sow blueberries

Sowing is possible in the fall, in open ground in rich, slightly acidic soil, in a partially shaded position or in a terrine placed outside.

Also sow in March, in this case in February, soak your seeds for 24 hours, place them in the fridge for 5-6 weeks, then sow them in March in a terrine in a peaty mixture then placed at 20°C. Germination takes 20 to 30 days.

Transplant into a pot at the 4 to 5 leaf stage.

Grow in pots for 1 year to allow the plants to develop before planting in the ground.

Planting blueberries

After a year in a pot, plant the young plants in April - May or in autumn outside the frost period in all types of soil except calcareous, because it is a heather soil or acidophilic shrub. If the soil is not acidic, we advise you to add heather soil before planting.
Blueberry prefers moist but well-drained soil, in partial shade to full sun. Plant several plants in the same area to encourage pollination.

Weed carefully and loosen the soil to a depth of about twenty centimetres.
Make a hole twice as large as the root ball in a sunny location.
Repot the blueberry bush .
Place the plant in its hole, lightly burying the top of the root ball.
To bury the root ball, you need a mixture of garden soil (extracted from the hole), compost (1/3) and heather soil (2/3). This ratio is important so that the plant can establish itself there.
Pack down and water generously, then cover with plant mulch (BRF, pine bark) to keep it cool and maintain the acidity of the soil.
It is also interesting to add peat or heather soil each year to maintain acidity.

Culture

The first year, you can remove the flower buds to encourage the plant to grow.