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["Margaret L. Wilson" <booldawgs AT frontiernet.net>]

Bill, I am in the Illinois Valley so I know that I am in a hotter area here 
than you are on the coast.  My whole planting area is going to be pretty much 
redone this year.  The berries, raspberries and a few blueberries, are 
planted in north-south rows.   It would be a major job but not impossible to 
orient them east-west.  Should I do this or is it not that important?  The 
raspberries get about 6'-8' tall and produce like crazy.  In December I cut 
them all back to about 6 inches tall so I could thin them out and transplant 
the excess.  The blueberries are not doing as well as I would like.  I need 
to redo the irrigation for them and give them more consistent water.
Thanks.
 
Margaret
http://farfarawayfarm.blogspot.com/


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Where I live in Oregon I'd go with east-west, since I'm paranoid about 
the shade factor.  Where you live it might be so hot that exposed 
blueberries aren't nearly as happy.

Bill
S. Oregon coast