1. Plan Ahead Soil pH Water Management Frost Control Weed Control
Pollination
Harvesting and Maintenance Ease

2. Sandy Soil Drip Line Tiling (NRCS) Wet soils restrict root respiration
Well Drained Soils
Sandy Soil
Drip Line
Tiling (NRCS)
Wet soils restrict root respiration

3. Early frosts in spring and late fall Dry foliage
Gentle Slope
Early frosts in spring and late fall
Dry foliage

4. Blueray: Extra-large berries with extra-sweet taste
Blueray: Extra-large berries with extra-sweet taste! This abundant, mid- early season producer will give you buckets of delicious, aromatic, light-blue berries that won’t crack. Scarlet foliage in fall. Also an ideal pollinator for most other varieties. Cold-hardy. Ripens in July. Self-pollinating.

5. Patriot: Quarter-size berries. The largest early-season blueberry
Patriot: Quarter-size berries! The largest early-season blueberry. The fruit has an outstanding flavor fresh. Freezes well. Tolerates moisture, including clay type soils. Disease-resistant to root rot. Cold-hardy. Ripens in June. Self-pollinating, but will yield larger crops if you plant two or more.

6. Berkley: is a late midseason blueberry with a pleasing light flavor
Berkley: is a late midseason blueberry with a pleasing light flavor. 'Berkeley' is the most popular home garden varieties. The plants are resistant to stem blight disease. Fruit size is consistently medium to mostly large and very attractive. It exhibits a long shelf life for storage.

7. Bluecrop: A great blueberry plant for colder climates
Bluecrop: A great blueberry plant for colder climates. Produces big clusters of large, all-purpose berries. Cold-hardy. Ripens in July- midseason. Self-pollinating, but will yield larger crops if pollinated with Jersey or Earliblue.

8. Jersey: large, crack-resistant, light blue berries. Cold-hardy
Jersey: large, crack-resistant, light blue berries. Cold-hardy. Ripens in August-late mid season. Self-pollinating, but will yield larger crops if pollinated with Bluecrop or Earliblue.

9. Elliot: Big and flavorful
Elliot: Big and flavorful. This late-season variety will give you ½” berries that are firm, easy-to-pick and perfect for fresh eating or cooking. Blooms late to avoid late spring frosts. Cold-hardy. Ripens in August. Self-pollinating.

10. Northblue, Northcountry, Northland (Zone 3): The same exceptional flavor of a wild blueberry. Give way to small- to medium-size berries that will give you a taste of the Northern wilds. Early-mid season. Cold-hardy. Ripens in late June to early July. Self-pollinating, but will yield larger crops if pollinated with Northblue.

11. Why Prune Maintain productivity Manage insect and disease
Access for harvesting fruit

12. Spring Time Winter damage Carb storage
When Prune
Spring Time
Winter damage
Carb storage

13. What Prune: Young First 2 years remove flowers
Year 3 remove twisted or low growing canes

14. What Prune: Mature Remove 1-2 of the oldest canes Leave 1-2 new canes
How to Prune Blueberry Bushes with DiMeo Blueberry Farms & Mature Blueberry Bushes Garden Center
Remove 1-2 of the oldest canes
Leave 1-2 new canes
Have a variety of aged canes
Canes larger then 1 inch should be removed
Remove about 20% old canes

15. What Prune: Regularity
Maintain age differences
Erratic yields

16. What Prune: Rejuvenation
Remove 1-2 old canes for every 5-6 young canes
Next few years remove 20% wood until new cane growth occurs. Keep only 2-3 new canes

17. Average Yields
Lbs /Plant= 3-12 lbs (at least 5 yrs to get good harvest; 10 yrs to get mature amounts)
4th year- 3 lbs
5th year- 5 lbs
6th year- 7 lbs
7th year- 9 lbs
8th year- 11 lbs
9th year- 12 lbs
10th year- 12 lbs

18. Pricing Retail $5.00/ LB Direct Wholesale $36.00/ 15 lbs ($2.50)
Distributor Wholesale $30.00/ 15 lbs ($2.00)
Pint weighs 12 oz
Spacing: 4-6’ within rows and 8-12’ between rows