Best Blueberry variety for Southern NH?

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DaveNH Hudson, NH(Zone 5a) Jul 02, 2006

Hi,
I'd like to use high bush blueberry plants as a border in my yard. I'm just not sure of the best variety that will be most productive and bear larger fruit. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated :). There area I want to plant in is on the edge of the woods, a border strip 100'x10'. I plan on laying down weedblock and mulch to keep the woods separated from the lawn. I thought it would be cool to have a line on blueberry plants, we love blueberries. Maybe some rasberries too.
Dave

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BackyardZoo Poquoson, VA(Zone 7b) Jul 03, 2006

Why stick with one variety? Blueberries do better with at least 2 varieties to cross pollinate from, so if you're going for a full hedge anyway, why not mix & match? That would give you a longer growing season and lots of good pollination.

For aesthetics, though, look out for the evergreen varieties (I know of at least one - Misty) and either avoid them or space them evenly for a better look during the winter.

When I planted my 'hedge' (it's a bit too spaced-out to be a real hedge as yet - gotta get a few more bushes), I got one each of 9 different varieties. I just put them in this past spring, so I haven't gotten a harvest yet, but if the literature is to be believed, I should get a good 3 months or more of continous berries.

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DaveNH Hudson, NH(Zone 5a) Jul 04, 2006

BackyardZoo...what varieties did you plant, all high bush? It does make sense to plant different ones. I'd like to have some gaps in-between so we can get through them into the wooded area. Did you buy on-line or at a nursery? Thanks for your suggestions :).
Dave

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loge40 Eastham, MA Jul 04, 2006

I ordered several high bush blueberries from Nourse Farms in South Deerfield MA last year for a hedge around my vegetable garden. They are all thriving. I planted two each of Northland,Patriot,Jersey and Elliot. Nourse Farms has wonderful feedback in the Garden Watchdog. Good luck keeping the birds off them though lol.

Lynne

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BackyardZoo Poquoson, VA(Zone 7b) Jul 06, 2006

I'd have to dig out my records for them all - and I got most of them from Raintree - good sized plants. Lets see...best I can recall are:

Misty
Bluecrop
Chandler
Rubel
Brigitta
Legacy
Patriot
and 2 other 'cheap' ones from Lowes

The Misty & Rubel actually produced a few berries this year. I planted them in a line from the 'earliest' to the 'latest' (or as best as I could tell), so that my ripening season should travel along the hedge :-)

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