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New Jersey blueberry New Jersey Blueberry

A variety of blueberry

How to sow New Jersey blueberry: Plant plants into soil or pots.

Sun requirement for New Jersey blueberry: Plant in Full Sun

Perennial flowering plants with sweet, indigo-colored berries. Blueberry plants are usually erect, prostrate shrubs that range in height from 10cm to 4m high, depending on the cultivar.

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New jersey blueberry facts

Lifespan

Perennial living more than two years
Optimal temperature 8โ€“17 ยฐC
Absolute temperature 5โ€“25 ยฐC
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Optimal rainfall 500โ€“700 mm/year
Absolute rainfall 250โ€“1700 mm/year
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Optimal soil pH 4.5โ€“6
Absolute soil pH 4โ€“7.5
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Crop cycle

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Max altitude

3500 m
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Optimal light

cloudy skies to very bright
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Growing New Jersey blueberries

  1. Prepare acidic, well-drained soil 4 weeks before planting out
  2. Water regularly at planting out every week
  3. Mulch with pine bark 2 weeks after planting out
  4. Feed with acid-loving plant food 8 weeks after planting out every month
  5. Net the bushes against birds 2 weeks before first harvest
  6. Pick ripe berries at first harvest every week
  7. Prune out old stems 6 months after first harvest

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Ecological requirements

Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Vaccinium myrtillus L.

Family / Taxonomy Magnoliopsida
Dilleniidae
Ericales
Ericaceae
Life form sub-shrub
Life span perennial
Habit erect
Optimal soil depth medium (50-150 cm)
Optimal soil texture light, organic
Optimal soil fertility high
Optimal soil salinity low (<4 dS/m)

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