Blueberries are woody shrubs that grow from 1-foot lowbush to 12-foot rabbiteye. Blueberry plants can survive USDA hardiness zones 3–8, depending on the cultivar So you can grow blueberries almost anyplace! They are beautiful landscape shrubs as well as fruit-producing plants.
Growing strawberries and blueberries together has benefits. When they blossom, strawberries and blueberries attract pollinators and lessen the need to mulch. As perennials, you won't need to uproot and replant them every year, but they will need some preparation and maintenance.
Early spring or fall planting is best. Blueberries are larger and last longer, so plant them first. Leave room for a strawberry patch around the blueberry planting area. Strawberry runners spread, and neither strawberries nor blueberries like weeds, so give them lots of space.
Maintain weed-free plants. Weed around both plants to reduce light, nutrient, and soil moisture competition for healthier fruiting plants. Mulch keeps strawberries and blueberries moist and weed-free. Straw, pine needles, chips, bark mulch. Some prefer synthetic mulch, which inhibits weeds but makes watering difficult.
Strawberry and blueberry like to be moist, so you may water them together without worrying about one of them being too wet or dry. Check the soil regularly for moisture. Should never feel soggy and shouldn't dry entirely.
Blueberries benefit from annual pruning. In winter dormancy, remove the thinnest, scraggiest blueberry branches. The strongest and healthiest branches will produce the best fruit.Runners spread strawberries quickly. Keep enough plants for a healthy patch, but thin overloaded ones.
Grow blueberries or strawberries for profit. Growing them together is twice as satisfying. Grow these lovely, sweet fruits in a sunny garden for years of delicious eating.Grow your own fruits in a pleasant area and care for them.