Blueberries have become deservedly popular they not only taste great  and are so much better when allowed to ripen on the bushes.They also make wonderful garden plants with dramatic Autumn colour.

Blueberries can be grow in the garden but they do require a PH of below 5.5 so if your garden grows great Camellias or Rhododendrons they will be fine.

I grow them in containers and as you can use  Ericaceous  compost this overcomes one of the commonest problems which alkaline soil and try to water them with rainwater which also helps.

They  have great health benefits as they are full of cancer-fighting antioxidants and recent studies in the USA  at Florida State University have shown blueberries can also have a really positive effect on reducing high blood pressure.

If you would like to plant Blueberries in the ground its exactly the same way as Gooseberries   This film show how