One Yard Revolution: Blueberries! A New Edible Perennial in Our Garden

We’re on a mission to grow more perennial vegetables, herbs, and fruits. Over the years, our garden has been dominated by annuals, but we’d like to turn that around, and at some point in the future we’d like to be growing more edible perennials than annuals.

When we put together our list of new perennials to add to our garden, there was one glaring omission: blueberries. Blueberries are not only delicious; they’re also very nutritious and rich in antioxidants. We tried growing them years ago when we were new to gardening, but unfortunately we didn’t have much luck. In retrospect, the reason is obvious — the soil wasn’t acidic enough.

OYR is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost, mulch, and compost tea. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used.