Little Giant Blueberries – Grow Your Own Blueberries
I saw an ad on TV for blueberry plants that you can buy and plant in order to have your own supply of blueberries and it was very intriguing to me. The little plants are called little giant blueberries and they are suppose to be good enough to provide you with a constant supply of blueberries for many months out of the year.
The commercial was very wishy washy and I think the plants are over promised with a good chance for under producing but still an amazing idea nonetheless. It had never crossed my mind to grow my own blueberries which is quite strange because I eat them frequently in order to help with some digestive issues that I have developed over the last several years. When I was little, growing up, I still remember walking out to my grandmothers strawberry garden and picking strawberries but blueberries? Nope, never crossed my mind, not then, not never. Is this something that a lot of people grow or am I correct in thinking its pretty rare? Perhaps that’s why they are pushing it so much, because its a relatively new idea?
Well anyway, I can’t really say whether these little giant blueberry plants will live up to the promises made by the blueberry giant company but I can say that growing your own blueberries is a fantastic idea and something I recommend.
Update #1: Here are some tips on growing your own blueberries from a study done by Michigan State University.
Update #2: Now that the little giant blueberries have been for sale for several years there are some sites that have some good information on them and it looks like its they aren’t a bad deal but that they are somewhat disappointing as is the case with most infomerical products.