The foliage of rabbiteye blueberries is an appealing blue green that often turns brilliant shades of orange and red in the fall (another notable ornamental feature). Blueberry bushes are deciduous and ...

To prune overgrown blueberry bushes, trim half of the oldest canes down to the ground to encourage new branches to grow.

The LSU AgCenter will soon trumpet the newest additions to the Louisiana Super Plant list, and professor Allen Owings of the Hammond Research Station says they should be available in nurseries in the ...

Q: What makes the best site for planting blueberries? What are the best varieties for our area? Answer: Blueberries (Vaccinium ahei) are an excellent crop for our area, and people shopping farmers ...

Getting an excellent rabbiteye blueberry harvest requires helpful pollinators -- particularly native southeastern blueberry bees -- although growers can bring in managed honey bees to do the job. This ...

School is out, and summer is near. Here’s something else to celebrate: Blueberries — those refreshing, deeply hued orbs of sweetness — are now ripening on bushes across Louisiana. Blueberries are ...

Q: I am planning my homestead fruit plots. How many blueberry bushes and blackberry bushes should I plant to provide fruit for my family of four? What are the best varieties for our area? Does it get ...

June is blueberry month, so it’s the best time to visit U-Pick farms near the Triangle and then spend some time in the kitchen cooking and baking your berries. (And, let’s face it, eating them by the ...

It’s blueberry season, y’all, and fresh, locally grown blueberries are deliciously available now. Blueberries are one of the easiest to grow and lowest maintenance fruiting plants for home landscapes.