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    From T@T@invalid.invalid to rec.gardens.edible on Thu Jan 29 02:42:58 2026
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    Anyone know of a blueberry plant that does not
    mind 80 to 105F days and 0 to 35F nights?
    And lots of dry weather?
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  • From songbird@songbird@anthive.com to rec.gardens.edible on Fri Jan 30 00:59:16 2026
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    T wrote:
    Anyone know of a blueberry plant that does not
    mind 80 to 105F days and 0 to 35F nights?
    And lots of dry weather?

    also they tend to want acidic soil in a large enough
    amount to support a rather large plant.

    if you can't find a specific species or variety
    suited to that climate you may need to accept that
    it just isn't practical or workable.

    that said, good luck, i don't know of any such
    plant offhand but that doesn't mean much as there's
    a lot i don't know. :)


    songbird
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  • From Dan Purgert@dan@djph.net to rec.gardens.edible on Fri Jan 30 10:24:17 2026
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    On 2026-01-29, T wrote:
    Anyone know of a blueberry plant that does not
    mind 80 to 105F days and 0 to 35F nights?

    That is / should be most of them, at least of the varieties bred for the midwest (which can go down to zone 3/4).

    The heat may be interesting, at least for the first couple of years
    until the bush gets better established.

    And lots of dry weather?

    This might be the challenge ...
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  • From Snag@Snag_one@msn.com to rec.gardens.edible on Fri Jan 30 06:39:57 2026
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    On 1/29/2026 4:42 AM, T wrote:
    Anyone know of a blueberry plant that does not
    mind 80 to 105F days and 0 to 35F nights?
    And lots of dry weather?

    Mine get the temp extremes you get there but not so much the dry
    conditions . Whatever you do , you MUST have at least two varieties for pollination . No pollination , no fruit .
    --
    Snag
    I appreciated foreign cultures more
    when they stayed foreign ...
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  • From T@T@invalid.invalid to rec.gardens.edible on Fri Jan 30 09:20:13 2026
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    On 1/30/26 4:39 AM, Snag wrote:
    On 1/29/2026 4:42 AM, T wrote:
    Anyone know of a blueberry plant that does not
    mind 80 to 105F days and 0 to 35F nights?
    And lots of dry weather?

    -aMine get the temp extremes you get there but not so much the dry conditions . Whatever you do , you MUST have at least two varieties for pollination . No pollination , no fruit .

    Thank you for the heads up!
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