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  • From: "Hector Black" <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Growing Blueberries in Alkaline Soil
  • Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:19:13 -0500

Hi Richard,
I tried it but the grafts didn't seem to thrive. It may be the rootstock Farkleberry Vaccinium didn't like living on the bottomland. Here they are mostly found in very dry spots on the hillsides with excellent drainage and shallow soil. We found the Rabbiteye blueberry is more tolerant of alkaline soil that the northern varieties.
Hector black zone 6 middle tn

----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Moyer" <ramoyer@gmail.com>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Growing Blueberries in Alkaline Soil


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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