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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

Years ago, there was a long discussion about whether blueberries actually 
need low pH, or whether they can do okay with a neutral pH if there’s enough 
organic material. I’ve never tested that myself, though.

> On May 9, 2020, at 3:02 PM, Steven Covacci <filtertitle@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Could anybody recommend a variety of blueberry variety or a huckleberry 
> that can tolerate richer soil which is closer to pH neutral?
> Thank you, Steve
> 
>> On May 8, 2020, at 1:17 PM, Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 8, 2020, at 1:05 PM, Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Well, despite those comments, I’m going to ask again (more specifically)
>>> 
>>> Anyone have experience with either Bluecrop or Reka? Based on 
>>> availability from a good local nursery and on-line descriptions, those 
>>> sound promising. I’m curious about differences in size, growth habit, 
>>> productivity, and flavor of berries.
>>> 
>>> Also, in happy news, I found some blueberries I planted a few years ago. 
>>> They were very slow to establish and I’d forgotten about them. (They are 
>>> on the edge of the property, and behind some scruffy bushes, so I don’t 
>>> usually see them.) Little Giant and tag-lost. :) They are now 
>>> nice-looking mature plants, covered with blossoms. I plan to net them 
>>> after the blossoms drop. I assume the critters will find a way to eat the 
>>> berries anyway, but who knows, maybe I will actually harvest some 
>>> blueberries this year.
>> 
>> Lol — I looked on-line to learn why I might have selected “little giant” 
>> (answer, because it has small fruits, somewhat like a wild blueberry) and 
>> discovered that there’s a scam company of that name that advertises and 
>> sells that cultivar. I did not do business with a mail-order blueberry 
>> company as seen on TV. I ordered from Hartmann's, which isn’t my favorite 
>> nursery, but was fine.
>> 
>>> 
>>> Ginda
>>> Eastern MA, zone 6
>>> 
>>>>> On May 2, 2020, at 1:03 PM, Elizabeth Hilborn <ehilborn@mebtel.net> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I second the site specificity. My favorite Rabbiteye variety in zone 7a, 
>>>> NC is Centurion. Rich, jammy flavor at my site. I planted it again 15 
>>>> miles down the road in 7b/8a and the flavor was nothing special once it 
>>>> started fruiting. Different soil, sun, micro climate.
>>>> 
>>>> Elizabeth Hilborn
>>>> 
>>>> On 5/2/2020 10:08 AM, Rosholdt wrote:
>>>>> I have found that blueberry bushes are extremely site-sensitive. I like 
>>>>> Legacy, but that is just me in central Piedmont.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Zone 7a/6C, Barbara Rosholdt
>>>>> 
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