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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

I'm not Lisa either but we've grown blueberries most everywhere we've lived.

Are you growing Rabbiteye blueberries?  (Vaccinium virgatum aka V. ashei) 
That is what my cousin in Georgia grows because she says the highbush and 
lowbush and hybrids of the two don't like humid weather and the Rabbiteye 
does quite nicely in humid climates.  She raises some in the ground and some 
in containers.  For the containers she uses sand, peat moss and acidified 
soil.  She mulches with pine needles, compost and shredded leaves (no leaves 
in the pots as leaves have an inclination to become to compacted).

Lynda

----- Original Message ----- 
> On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
> wrote:
>
> Lisa Perry, you still here?
>
> With substantially-home-produced goodies, we just consumed a fine meal.
> For accoustical ambience I selected Scott's album, 8 Miles to Perryville.
> Which of course reminded me of you. Which reminded me of your
> substantial
> blueberry experience. I am very close to throwing up my hands and
> admitting
> apple and blueberry production failure, due partly to more items on my
> menu
> than time to enjoy them--the inevitable time challenges, the
> environmental
> conditions here in this part of the Ozarks, and the knowledge that we
> can buy good, organically grown fruit at somewhat reasonable prices.
>
> As I move through geezerhoodism, I am more and more skeptical of the
> proclamations of food producers. So, yeah, I ever more prefer to grow my
> own.
>
> We have thus far this year gorged on strawberries, cherries, and now
> boysenberries. The blue fruit did not make it. But before I give up on
> blueberries, I solicit you advice.