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Originally Posted by sbl
Blueberries do best at pH closer to 5. As has been said they do not like wet feet, but they do need a moist soil--Mulch is good--it helps keep soil moist and drains well. When bluberries are deficient in Magnesium, the new leaves appear reddish--apply epsom salt. Never fertilize blueberries with nitrate--it is toxic to them.
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Actually the pH of 5 is for the northern-eastern U.S., eastern Canada, and northern European blueberry (Vaccinium) species, but the southern Highbush and Rabbit Eye species prefer 5.8 to 6.0 -- at least according to studies by the U.C. Cooperative Extension in Davis and San Diego county.