I was planning to wait to get another blueberry or two next year to join my first Sunshine blueberry from earlier this year, since the go-to nurseries were out of stock, but last weekend on a day trip to Half Moon Bay, unexpectedly came across some southern highbush varieties for sale at Half Moon Bay Nursery. They had mostly southern highbushes plus a few high-chill varieties, and grabbed the healthiest-looking plants each of Emerald, Jewel, and Star. I was planning to get a Southmoon to try too, but their selection for that looked pretty bad. The owner said Jewel and Star were two of his favorites, but hasn't been too impressed by Emerald. The one with top reviews, Sweetcrisp, wasn't available, but based on what the rest of you say, it's hard to come by in California.
Despite my earlier resolution to not add to the already huge collection of fertilizers and potting soils lying around, I did end up getting some acidic potting mix, sulfur, fertilizer, and forest mulch. I potted them in 5-gal containers using about 1/3 each of Kellogg organic shade mix (forest chips and peat, looks like mostly peat) + peat moss + forest mulch, plus a handful of sulfur pellets and a little acid fertilizer per plant. They're topped with a few inches of forest mulch. Mulch at my local gardening stores is mostly listed by its color, specification of fir/pine/forest/etc. type doesn't seem to be their priority, so I grabbed one that at least mentioned the forest.
The first blueberry I had, the Sunshine, is the bottom right one. The others look older and less compact. I think they're due for some pruning. These are my first blueberries, hoping they do well!
Despite my earlier resolution to not add to the already huge collection of fertilizers and potting soils lying around, I did end up getting some acidic potting mix, sulfur, fertilizer, and forest mulch. I potted them in 5-gal containers using about 1/3 each of Kellogg organic shade mix (forest chips and peat, looks like mostly peat) + peat moss + forest mulch, plus a handful of sulfur pellets and a little acid fertilizer per plant. They're topped with a few inches of forest mulch. Mulch at my local gardening stores is mostly listed by its color, specification of fir/pine/forest/etc. type doesn't seem to be their priority, so I grabbed one that at least mentioned the forest.

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