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["Jim Fruth" <jfruth@tds.net>]

   I live in the middle of a pine forest where the soil is alkaline, pH 
7.3.  Wild blueberries abound here.  So, if  you have alkaline soil and you 
don't mind picking smaller berries, plant wild blueberries.  Wild types are 
far more likely to be able to tolerate a wider range of soils and pH.

Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
For jams, jellies & syrups:
www.bberryfarm.com
(877)265-6856 [Store]
(218)831-7018 [My Cell]