We all hear about the nutritional values of blueberries. They are an outstanding antioxidant and rich vitamin fruit. Why not try to grow a small blueberry bush in a container on your patio? Growing ...

Growing blueberries here on the North Coast is so natural. After all, we have the native huckleberries, closest cousins of blueberries, thriving in local native habitats. So, if you have blueberries ...

Pruning blueberry bushes can be tricky since different plants have different needs, but here's one thing you need to know ...

A hand picking a blueberry from a bush - Kativ/Getty Images Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) are some of the most coveted fruit-bearing bushes you can have in a home garden. Not only are these bushes ...

Plant blueberry bushes in containers to best control acidity in the soil. Soil for blueberries needs to be acidic, compared to the traditional soil in our area that is alkaline. Use peat moss-based ...

After reading the tout for new selections of blueberries from the Southern Living Plant Collection in the Editor’s Letter of our March 2019 issue, my dad needed no further convincing that the ‘Takes ...

Q. I want to grow blueberries and I'm wondering when is the best time to plant. Are there certain types of blueberries I should grow? A. Blueberries are best planted from late fall until early spring.

Blueberries are one of the easiest, most productive types of fruit you can grow at home, and research indicates they have all kinds of health benefits. North shore soils are often acidic enough for ...

Of the many privileges of gardening on the North Coast, puttering about in the fall is one of the best. These days the blueberry bushes are turning a riot of colors — red, yellow, purple. Soon, the ...

There's nothing like a whortleberry muffin with a cup of joe to get the day started; unless it is a hurtleberry, blaeberry, sparkleberry, bullberry or huckleberry muffin. "Never had one of those," you ...