Varieties in the forest & for the garden

The special aroma of the wild blueberries

The forest blueberries, which can be found mostly in sparse bog forests and on low mountain slopes in this country, attract walkers from around the beginning July with their dark blue colored berries. These are a little more aromatic than the fruits most sold in stores Cultivated blueberries, but not quite as big and juicy as this one. Because of the natural dyes can be found in the forest collected blueberries can be used perfectly for the natural coloring of the following foods:

• jam
• Ice cream
• Cake batter

However, wild blueberries are only conditionally suitable for growing on your own gardenIn addition, they only produce a few berries per plant.

Cultivated blueberries as the high-yield alternative to wild blueberries

Botanically those are bred from North American parent varieties Cultivated blueberries

only slightly related to the forest blueberries native to this country. They also differed in the size of the fruit and the white pulp inside. Even so, they are an attractive alternative to wild picked blueberries and are also enjoying growing popularity in many private gardens. In the meantime, there are usually up to 30 different varieties in specialist shops, which have different ripening times and degrees of fruit size and color. What they all have in common, however, is the fact that on one branch mostly at the same time fully ripe and still unripe blueberries are hanging. Should in spite of this natural extension of the Harvest time once there are too many fruits to be eaten fresh, they can be consumed by a Freeze or Boiling down can be easily preserved.

The best varieties for growing in the garden

The varieties that have proven their worth on blueberry plantations and in private gardens include in particular:

• Bluecrop
• pilot
• Duke
• Hardy blue
• Darrow

In addition, there are also varieties such as Vaccinium Earlyblue, which develop their juicy fruits particularly early. For cultivation in pot The Northland blueberry variety is particularly suitable on the balcony or terrace.

Tips & Tricks

Easily extend the harvest time of your Blueberries-in-the-gardenby mixing up early, mid-early and late-ripening varieties.

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