What kind of soil do blueberries need when planting?

If you have purchased a blueberry seedling, record the key rules for planting and caring for it so that it takes root in the ground and bears abundantly during the season.

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Remember the most important thing is that blueberries grow only in acidic soil with an acidity index of 3,5 to 5,5. For your understanding, the acidity of black soil is 7–8. Accordingly, in our fertile black soil, blueberries will either die or grow very poorly.

For the same reason, it should never be "fed" with humus, chicken droppings, or ash, as they have an alkaline reaction and after their application, the acidity level will increase.

In order to obtain acidic soil, it is necessary to perform a simple, but important operation. The best option is to purchase special acidic peat, but this is quite expensive. Therefore, we offer a recipe for a budget-friendly and proven “cocktail”.

Dig a hole 70 by 70 and 40 centimeters deep. Pour 100 grams of granulated sulfur into the bottom.

You take out the black soil and use it for other needs.

Fill the hole with equal proportions of regular sand, coniferous litter, and bark or sawdust of coniferous species. Mix all this thoroughly, pour generously with water, tamp it down, and plant blueberries in this substrate. You will need up to 200 liters of such soil per hole. It is in such soil that blueberries will be comfortable to bear fruit.