I want to plant two blueberry plants in my flowerbed in front of my house which faces west. During the spring and summer months there is sun from about 6:30am to about 2:30pm. After 2:30pm it becomes shady. Will my blueberry plants do well as long as I keep the acid level in the soil at the right pH and keep it watered?
Thanks for your advice in advance!
bmolsen
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You have plenty of sun, it sounds close to ideal although it might even be too sunny depending on summer temps and your ability to keep the soil moist. I would worry far more about pH. I know next to nothing about the soil morphology in your area but I do know that western U.S. soils and water are often alkaline and I have gardened in places where the soil has so much buffering capacity that trying to significantly change it was a losing battle. What is the pH of your unmodified topsoil and what is the pH of your water supply?
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