{"id":26558,"date":"2021-05-11T14:18:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T18:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/?page_id=26558"},"modified":"2025-12-02T11:20:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T16:20:25","slug":"blueberries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/agriculture\/blueberries\/","title":{"rendered":"Blueberries (wild lowbush)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/1061e\/\">Bulletin #1061, Using Your Smartphone to Enhance Your Farm Business in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.com\/C22921_ustores\/web\/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=2856&amp;SINGLESTORE=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bulletin #1171, Building Soils for Better Crops&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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