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Old 08-27-2010, 02:39 PM   #24 (permalink)
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The northern blueberry species and european species require a pH below 5.5, preferably around 5.2. The southern highbush and rabbit-eye hybrids will not tolerate this, they function well at a pH of about 5.8 to 6.0. Both of them will rapidly decline in the presence of too much nitrogen in the Nitrate form.
Talking about European Species. Close to my home you will find Vaccinum Myrtillus everywhere. It grows at the edge of forests and inside the forest on half open spaces. The soil is pure sandground. It forms large dense clusters of plants not higher than a foot. They taste delicious.

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