Maine Wild Blueberry Production

Five Ways to Improve Your Yields:

  1. Pruning
  2. Nutrient Management
  3. Pollination
  4. Early Pest Scouting (IPM)
  5. Pest Management

For more detail on improving yields, visit the Improving Your Wild Blueberry Yields page.


Wild blueberry field changing color in the fall

Wild Blueberry Marketplace

soil in wild blueberry field

Nutrient Management

Blueberries

Production Schedule and Management Recommendations (PDF)

Commercially managed bees crawling over a multiple screens

Pollinator Insects

Large harvesting equipment

Mechanical Harvester Review (2001)

Wood chip mulch spread on a wild blueberry field

Wood Chip Mulch Fact Sheet (PDF)


Two-Year Production Cycle


Organic Production Links


Wild Blueberry Production Videos:


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