Growing Blueberry Plants in Phoenix AZ Zone 9b

Are you thinking about growing blueberries in Phoenix AZ? Some people say I can't be done! But I'm going to try. Learn the tricks you need to know to be a successful blueberry grower in Arizona Zone 9B
If you have a yard and you are growing fruit trees I'd love to come and film, especially if you are in the East Valley Phoenix area. You can contact me at [e-mail] please include your crossroads and some general info about the trees you are growing and how long they have been established in the ground or if it is a new project.

[@DeannaKloostra-ij1zp]

I purchased black berries last year and kept it alive until this year. I moved, and now my patio faces the north. Sun at 1pm and the leaves are 3x bigger and growing great!!! I was going o use umbrellas to shade them if I didn't move.

[@ericbowers1620]

Use the soil they sell at Summerwinds Nursery for Azaleas. Its perfect for them. Then just periodically add sulfur or some other acidifier. You dont need wood chips at all. Also at the hottest part of the day I ran misters and kept them alive. No misters the previous year…I lost most of my blueberry plants.

[@RyansBackyardNursery]

nice! are you in the phx area?

[@ericbowers1620]

@@RyansBackyardNursery yes i am ok the west side near Surprise in El Mirage.

[@ericbowers1620]

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[@darcystephens6197]

Organic granulated sulfur pellets work well too to lower Ph.

[@-ssch]

How big these blueberry plants will be

[@chrisrose6216]

Any update? How did this work out for you?

[@RyansBackyardNursery]

gonna post update today, they are still alive!

[@katharineeverhart769]

Any update on blueberry plants?

[@rembleekah8722]

Did they all die?

[@RyansBackyardNursery]

they are alive!!!

[@DoodleBugFarm]

Time for an update......if you need some pine needles let me know. Are you in Mesa?

[@RyansBackyardNursery]

yes I was just thinking the other day I should do an update on them. They are still alive but it was a rough first summer

[@DeannaKloostra-ij1zp]

Blueberries like Acidic soil!!!!

[@antoinettedowney1667]

Where can I buy a soil tester?

[@RyansBackyardNursery]

amazon, they are pretty cheap the one in the video stopped working but I bought a digital one to replace it