Northern Highbush Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum)
The northern highbush blueberry is what we’ve come to know as the common blueberry: it’s the berry we see at farm stands and at the market. Plump, big, and a …
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Lowbush Blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium)
Lowbush blueberries are often called “wild” blueberries, because they’re harvested in the wild. You can find them growing in sandy soil near meadows or forest clearings, or near the edges …
Types of Blueberries
Blueberries come in five main species:
1. Lowbush, also known as “wild” blueberries
2. Northern highbush
3. Southern highbush
4. Rabbiteye
5. Half-high
Within those major varieties of blueberries, you’ll find …
Getting By With the Help of Our Friends
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Tea Party!
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Swallowtails and Memories
My love of gardening was infused in me by my mother. When I was a child, she got me started growing pumpkins at our California home. When I was in …
How Many Gardens?
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Nana’s Garden
I had definitely decided to give up fruit and vegetable gardening. Just flowers from now on. Oh, I’ll keep the pumpkin and gourd patch that spreads over the side yard—if …
Bush Hogs, Berries, God
We feast this day the death of death,” we chant as the tractor chugs down the driveway. We are beginning Lauds of Easter Saturday, the seventh day of the Octave …
