Q: I inherited an overgrown blueberry patch ten years ago. I managed to clear it and they have borne a reasonable quantity of fruit each year. However, I lose a lot of fruit because the rows between ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Picking fresh berries from the garden is always exciting, especially when you have put time and energy into looking after the ...

Stormy weather or not, now is the time to get out into the garden and prune blueberry bushes. Blueberries are a common, popular food crop that many North Coast gardeners like to grow. But, one thing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hand picking a blueberry from a bush - Kativ/Getty Images Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) are some of the most coveted ...

If there is one garden task that scares home gardeners the most, it is pruning their blueberry bushes. Most think they will not get a good crop of berries if a bush is pruned. The plants get minimally ...

CORVALLIS -- Moderate pruning of highbush blueberries done every year can make the difference between a mediocre and a bumper crop -- and production of quality fruit. Highbush blueberry, a native of ...

I wince every time someone tells me about their “bramble patch.” For some, those two words might evoke nostalgic, pastoral notions. For me, they call to mind thrashing through a mess of thorny canes ...

CORVALLIS – When homeowners set out to prune grapes, kiwifruit and other berry crops, they often stand in front of the plant at a complete loss. Just getting started is intimidating. “Over my many ...