Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
In a typical UK garden, plant out mid-October to mid-December, and harvest late June to mid-September.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Plant out
- mid-October to mid-Decemberlate February to early April
- Harvest
- late June to mid-September
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 150 cm apart, rows 240 cm apart
- Square foot
- 1 per 9 squares (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- Grown from plants, sets or crowns
- Ready in
- 480 to 850 days from planting
- Grows to
- 1.5 m
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -20 °C
- Sun
- Full sun
- Crops for
- Several years (perennial)
Growing tip
Needs acid soil (pH 4.5–5.5): grow in ericaceous compost in a pot if yours is chalky, and water with rainwater.
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Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For blueberry, we used:
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