[NAFEX] Growing Blueberries in Alkaline Soil

Louis Pittman lucky.pittman at murraystate.edu
Wed Aug 25 23:15:02 EDT 2010


I know Dan Hemenway, at Barking Frogs Permaculture - Sparr FL? was
discussing grafting named blueberry varieties onto the native
farkleberry/sparkleberry growing there, some years ago - but I don't know if
he had any success.

Lucky

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Richard Moyer <ramoyer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Naomi,
> Several members of Southern Fruit Fellowship have spoken of grafting
> commercial blueberry cultivars onto native blueberry rootstocks that
> grow in their region.  In this way they grew blueberries in alkaline,
> or at least neutral soil.
>
> I don't remember who did this, so perhaps someone can help.
>
> The Vaccinium genus is widespread throughout North America so there
> could be native plants adapted to your soil.  I'd check with Dan
> Barney, Extension fruit specialist at Sand Point Research Station, U.
> of Idaho.  He'd likely advise how to grow blueberries in your soil, or
> how to find rootstocks that are alkaline tolerant.  He's worked with a
> number of huckleberries native to your region.
>
> Richard Moyer
> Headed soon to pick wild blueberries in the southern appalachians at
> 5000 ft, where the 'June'berries ripen in August.
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