Featured Plants : blueberry

Blueberry Bluecrop Consistent Yield And High Quality

patti-nhn — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:01:00 GMT

If you like a firm light blue medium sized Blueberry, that is what you will get with the Bluecrop Blueberry Vaccinium 'Bluecrop'. This is one of the most popular varieties with its disease resistance, high yield and excellent quality. Blueberries are self-fertile but cross-pollination will result in a better crop. They will need full sun for best crop production as well.

The mature height of this plant is about 5 feet and will spread 4 to 6 feet. It requires moist well-drained soil. The Bluecrop white flowers pop out in May, the fruit ripens in early August and it has a red fall color. It is hardy from zones 4-7. Blueberries are chock full of vitamins and are a wonderful source of bioflavanoids. The Bluecrop Blueberry tastes great eaten fresh or in many types of desserts, smoothies, sauces, jams and syrups, just to name a few. It is also a price savings when you can grow your own.

Jersey Blueberry Sweet And Reliable

patti-nhn — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:35:00 GMT

Jersey Blueberries Vaccinium 'Jersey' are known for their sweetness and reliable production. Its fruit is small to medium sized and dark blue in color. This Jersey blueberry holds up wonderfully in pies. It can also be eaten fresh, made into desserts, juice, jams and many other items. With blueberries being healthy with their abundant vitamins and bioflavanoids, they are a great choice. If you grow them yourself, you can save a lot of money over store prices.

The Jersey Blueberry will grow from 4 feet to 6 feet in height and 4 feet to 5 feet in spread. It prefers moist, well-drained soil and full sun. It will flower in May and fruit ripens in August with very good production of fruit. Blueberries are self-fertile but for the best fruit crop it is best to plant other blueberry plants as well. The Jersey is vigorous and will grow where some other varieties may not.

Northblue Blueberry Has Large Dark Blue Fruit

patti-nhn — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:50:00 GMT

This Northblue Blueberry 'Vaccinium 'Northblue' is known for it's mid-season fruiting that will start in July. The fruits are large and dark blue. The Northblue will begin blooming in spring with pink tinged white flowers that are very pretty. After the fruiting in the fall the leaves also have color from reds to yellows. This makes this plant not only great for providing you low cost blueberries but also giving an ornamental appearance in your garden.

Being a smaller size at 18 to 24 inches in height and spreading from 4 to 6 feet wide, this could be planted in long planting boxes. Some people have even used them as borders in their gardens or as hedges. This is a self-fruitful plant so does not require a pollinator but for better crop production it helps to have other blueberry plants nearby. Soil requirements are for moist, well-drained soil and full sun. You will want to make sure that the roots are kept moist, medium to wet. Not only are these Northblue Blueberries great for fresh eating but are also healthy with lots of vitamins and bioflavanoids. Blueberries are delicious in jams, sauces, fruit salads and smoothies.

Sky Blue Northcountry Blueberries Are Sweet And Wild

patti-nhn — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:20:00 GMT

For a sweet and wild taste the sky blue Northcountry Blueberries Vaccinium 'Northcountry' can't be beat! This low spreading shrub produces small to medium sized fruit that is sky blue in color and is an abundant producer. The Northcountry is an early producer so you will be able to harvest them in July. The mature height of this upright shrub will be anywhere from 3 to 4 feet and it can spread from 30 inches up to 40 inches wide. Blueberries need moist, well drained soil and full sun.

In the spring, usually May, the shrub puts forth dainty bell shaped flowers with a whitish-pink coloring. In July the fruit will ripen and in the fall you will have lots of red leaf color. The vines are considered decorative even in the winter without their leaves. This would be a great ornamental plant with its seasonal decorative look anywhere in your landscape. The Northcountry is cold hardy from zone 4 to zone 8. Blueberries can be used fresh, in jams and syrups as well as many other types of desserts and also in beverages like fruit smoothies! Growing your own can really cut costs at the grocery store as well as being very healthy.

Northland Blueberries Have A Wild Berry Flavor!

patti-nhn — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:10:00 GMT

The Northland Blueberry Vaccinium 'Northland' produces a small dark blue fruit with excellent flavor that is on the wild side. It is the most cold hardy of the highbush variety of blueberries. It is cold hardy from zone 4 to zone 7. This Northland is a very ornamental bush as it has nice green foliage, bell shaped white flowers in the spring, blue berries that ripen in the summer, orange leaves in the fall and reddish stems in the winter. What more could you ask for in year-round interest? Plus you have the wonderful fruits to enjoy in so many ways, pies, jams, jellies, fruit smoothies and fruit salads just to name a few. They are also full of vitamins and bioflavanoids for healthy eating.

You should plant in soil that is organically rich, you can add organic matter to soil that isn't quite up to par. Blueberries need moist and well drained soil along with full sun. The Northland is self fertile so doesn't need a pollinator, however, having more than one plant will tend to increase the amount of the harvest. This plant will mature from 20 to 40 inches tall and 3 to 4 feet wide. It would make a good shrub border. You could save money as well by growing your own blueberries.

Blueray Blueberries Have An Outstanding Dessert Flavor!

patti-nhn — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT

If you like desserts and you like blueberries, the Blueray Blueberry 'Vaccinium 'Blueray' is a great choice as it is one of the most flavorful and high quality of the varieties out there. If you are familiar with the Bluecrop Blueberry, this variety is a bit sweeter. The fruit is deep blue and about a half inch across. It is also a heavy producer. Blueberries are self-pollinating but crops tend to bigger when you plant more than one.

The Blueray will grow from 5 to 6 feet in height and spread to about 4 feet wide. It does prefer moist, well-drained soil and full sun. It's spring flower color is white. The foliage in fall ranges from yellow to red. This is hard down to zone 4 and up to zone 7. Blueberries are very healthy and are packed with bioflavanoids as well as vitamins. You will love these in desserts, pies, jams and syrups. You will want to watch the birds, they love the blueberries as well. There is netting that can be purchased to help keep the birds from eating your harvest. Growing your own blueberries will save you lots of money and is a lot of fun too!