Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

I can't recommend a single source or book. A good place is Organic Gardening magazine archives, Mother Earth News archives, and books from your local library.

I'd say get those blueberries into the ground asap.

Gradually acclimate them to the temps outside...they don't like sudden change.

Cut back the branches by 1/3 to 1/2. Okay, leave 1 or 2 fruit buds on...you at least want to get a taste of the new fruit.

I planted Northland and Jersey in 2004, and didn't get fruit for several years. But the Polaris and Friendship started fruiting the following year.

DON'T use aluminum sulfate to acidify the soil. I did and I think it almost killed the plant. Also I found out later on it's toxic. Mix in peat moss, compost, garden sulfur to acidify the soil if needed. Do the soil pH test.

Hope this helps.

Irene (LI, zone 7)

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