Blueberry Bushes

This year I have found myself growing tired of me saying, "I can't do such-and-such because we are moving to our homestead next season anyway." The list of homesteading things I can't start at the rental house is extensive. I can't have chickens, or a bee hive. I can't plant any fruit trees or berry bushes. I can't do extensive gardens like I want. I can't build a deck. I can't, I can't, I can't.

Well this year I had enough and I started to think outside the box to conjure up some ideas of how I can get things started here and transplant them to our permanent home once we get one. Fruit trees can be bulky. Constructing extensive gardens is costly and would take a lot of effort to move. I wanted to see if Blueberry bushes could grow in pots and I found this video.



The key is peat moss since blueberries like a more acidic soil. Each year I will add some compost to the pot to keep the soil healthy.



Over the next season or two, my blueberry bushes can grow and when we are finally moving I can bring them with me. I wasn't sure I would get any berries this year but there are about 20 or so on my two tiny bushes. This gets me started on a few projects while still waiting to get really moving on my homestead. It's a small step but a step nonetheless.