Heimische Waldheidelbeere

created by Michael at 31.05.2023

Features

Growth habit

bushy

runner-forming

ground cover

Color

blue

Fruit shape

around

Location

permeable soil

Acidic soil

no waterlogging

Season Overview

Sowing

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

A

S

O

N

D

1ST YEAR

FOLLOWING YEARS

Description

Blueberries belong to the heather family. The perennial dwarf shrub grows to a height of 10 to 60 cm and can live for up to 30 years. Ground cover. Forms small, ground-hugging shrubs that spread via runners. Easier to care for than cultivated blueberries. Produces small, intensely aromatic, deep blue berries that hang individually from the bush.

Non hybrid

Frostproof

Growing tips

Wild blueberries thrive in a semi-shady to shady location. They normally grow in bogs or forests and are naturally adapted to acidic soils. Garden soils are generally not acidic enough. To make the soil more acidic and permeable, mix bark, sawdust, sand, leaves or shredded coniferous wood into the soil. The shrub will also appreciate a portion of acidic compost. If this is too much work for you, you can also simply buy blueberry or rhododendron soil from a specialist store. The ideal planting time is in the fall. However, you can also plant out the shrub in spring from March to April. In this case, you should remove the flowers after planting in the first year so that the shrub has enough strength to grow. Heather plants are very sensitive to being planted too deep. The root ball should still protrude about 5 cm. Finally, apply a layer of mulch about 10 to 15 cm high. This keeps the bed sustainably moist. It takes around 6 to 8 weeks from flowering to harvest.