Retail Blueberry Plants / Wholesale Blueberry Plants

Blueberry plants require good drainage.  Swampy areas that have water standing in the field for portions of the year would not make a good blueberry patch.  At the same time, Blueberries do require a lot of water.  Friends of mine have had good luck planting their blueberries back in the '70's and '80's without any irrigation.  The problem is that in dry years they don't produce any berries and in years with late frosts, they don't produce any berries. 

For any blueberry farm, I strongly recommend at least a drip irrigation system.  If you plant rabbiteye varieties, this could be all you need.  If you are planting highbush varieties, you should consider either having an overhead (sprinkler system) by itself or a combination overhead and drip irrigation system combined.  The reason for this is that highbush varieties bloom so early that if there is a late frost (and there usually is despite global warming) highbush blooms will be destroyed by frost. 

Of course if you are only growing a few blueberry plants in your backyard or garden, you can always set up your sprinkler system as needed to provide both water and frost protection. 

It makes little logical sense, but if you sprinkle your berries and the water freezes on the flowers, there is no problem.  If you do not sprinkle, the frost will prevent your plants from producing berries.

For commercial producers, a late frost without the ability to sprinkle their crop could be a financial disaster, especially those who have southern highbush varieties which bloom a month before the rabbiteyes.