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Question:<\/h3>\n

I’m looking to see if I can plant some berry bushes in my back yard. It stays pretty wet and has good soil. Any suggestions?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer:<\/h3>\n

Abi Griffith, Horticulture Community Education Assistant<\/em><\/p>\n

So, sight selection and prep can be a little involved when considering small fruits like highbush blueberries or brambles like raspberries\/blackberries and they do mostly like well drained soils. Is the “wet” you are describing a clay type of soil or does it drain pretty well? If it does drain, you could consider highbush blueberries – Growing Highbush Blueberries<\/a>\u00a0– refer to this factsheet, especially with considerations for soil pH.\u00a0Growing Raspberries and Blackberries<\/a>\u00a0will give you an overview of whether this is something\u00a0you’d want\u00a0to do. They all take some commitment, but could be worth it to you!<\/div>\n

If not, you may want to consider maybe\u00a0American Elderberry<\/a>\u00a0– as they do well in a variety of soils, including wet. You can use the berries if cooked (pies, jams, wine, syrup) and the flowers can be used in cordials, etc. It is native and attracts pollinators and provides food for birds.\u00a0 It does grow taller than\u00a0an average shrub but can be pruned accordingly though.<\/p>\n

Other native berry shrubs that tolerate wet soils that you may want to consider –<\/p>\n

Black Chokeberry\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0– black berries are edible but astringent, nice fall foliage and forage for birds<\/div>\n
Winterberry<\/a>\u00a0– not edible but beautiful red berries in late season on female shrubs and tolerates wet soils<\/div>\n

There are so many options and if you want to keep researching, I suggest checking out\u00a0Plants for a Maine Landscape\u00a0<\/a>(you can scroll down and search by sun\/soil type) or the\u00a0Maine Audubon Plant Finder<\/a>\u00a0to search natives by sunlight, height, ecological benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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