Bluebabies!

Tear up the sod and two not so healthy trees.....

What on earth are we up to now? It's not like we don't have WAY too much on our plates.....or anything.... but you know, when you find established plants on craigslist for $18....you do what you gotta do...........BUY EM!!!

And then figure out where to plant em!!!

The plants are 11 years old and came with pretty good root balls....

Peat moss, composted manure and helpers.....I did research.....

This one got right in the bucket with the peat moss/manure slurry!

Wetting the peat moss is important and anytime Mom says "Play with sprayer" you gotta know everyone wants to help!

Water them in.....

Maartje a dutch girl woofing here with us loved this job! We planted all 10 and are thrilled with the thought of our own blueberries.....NEXT YEAR.....we pruned off all the fruit this year so the plants can concentrate on getting established......

After adding amendments to the hole (Peat moss and composted manure) and amendments around the plants when we set them in the ground, we turned sod upside down around the plants. We plan to add more peat moss around each plant, some irrigation hose with emitters(Blueberries are shallow rooted and weeds can kill them....) and then LOTS of bark mulch on top....A local organic blueberry farm adds 4 inches of bark mulch a year.....Our soil here is naturally ph 5 (we have to add lime to our strawberry fields) so that is perfect for the blueberries.....

My mouth is watering.....

I have high high hopes for these bluebabies!