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Blueberries in Pure Pine Bark: Southern Highbush Container Culture

Southern highbush blueberries ('O'Neal', 'Cape Fear', 'Summit') thrive in pure screened pine bark (¼" particles or less) in 50-gallon drums with drip irrigation. Bark culture is trickier for fertilizer/water management than soil-grown rabbiteye types, but Southern highbush bears in April—weeks before rabbiteye. Early harvest justifies the extra attention.

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