RE: help needed to grow blueberries in Athens, Greece

Hi Lorraine,
 
Here in San Jose CA (Zone 9), Nancy Garrison, Urban Hort Advisor for University of California, did a blueberry trial and has successfully grown them for a number of years.  Here is the link to her report on them.  As Nan says, the Southern High Bush does very well here.  Not sure if that is what you have.
 
http://mastergardeners.org/picks/bluevar.html
 
Click on 'Trial' for cultivation details.
 
Cheers,
Bracey
 
 
 

From: L Schmiege [mailto:schmiege32@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 4:44 AM
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Subject: help needed to grow blueberries in Athens, Greece

Help needed,  I purchased 4 blueberry bareroot plants.  The only information on the box is that it is Mirtillo  Arbusti da Frutto Extra.  Directions are in Italian and no company name is visable.  I understand that they need acid soil and have purchased some so that I could plant these in a large pot, tub size.  I thought I could put two into a pot.  I live in Greece, above Athens where we have cool nights and hot dry summer days. Does anyone know how large these will get?  Also do I need a different one as a polinator?  I read in Sunset magazines that there are blueberries developed for California climates and mine here is like zone 8 or 9.  You many ask why go through all the bother and my answer is I come from Michigan and really like blueberries.
 
Thanks in advance.
 
Lorraine Schmiege

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