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Grow the Best Blueberries

Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-89

Contributors

By Robert E. Gough

By Vladimir G. Shutak

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Jan 8, 1983
Page Count
32 pages
Publisher
Storey
ISBN-13
9781603424301

Price

$3.99

Price

$4.99 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. ebook $3.99 $4.99 CAD
  2. Trade Paperback $3.99 $5.99 CAD

Grow blueberries in your own backyard and enjoy fresh fruit every summer!

Highbush blueberries are easy to grow in many regions, require little maintenance, and can provide you with fresh fruit for eight to ten weeks during the summer. This 32-page guide will teach you everything you need to know about planting and growing a crop of your own.

Readers will learn:
  • What environmental conditions are best for growing blueberries
  • How to plant blueberries
  • When to water, fertilize, and prune blueberry plants
  • How to protect blueberry plants from birds and disease
  • When to harvest blueberries

Robert E. Gough

Robert E. Gough

About the Author

Robert Gough holds a doctorate in botany and is Professor Emeritus of Horticulture at the College of Agriculture, Montana State University. He is the author of 17 gardening books, 500 extension service publications, and articles for Fine Gardening, Country Journal, National Gardening, Zone 4, Montana Magazine, and Harrowsmith. He served as Extension Horticulturalist in Montana, hosted the popular Dr. Bob’s Northern Gardening Tips radio program for 10 years, and was a panel member on PBS’s Montana Ag Live for 15 years.  He is a Fellow of both the American Society for Horticultural Science and the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, as well as a member of the advisory board of Zone 4.

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