Blueberry

Nutrient Content : Vitamins & Minerals

(Based on 100g in raw form)

Fiber	Calcium	Iron	Magnesium	Phosphorus	Potassium
2 g	6 mg	0.3 mg	6 mg	12 mg	77 mg

Sodium	Zinc	Copper	Manganese	Selenium	Choline
1 mg	0.2 mg	0.06 mg	0.34 mg	0 mcg	6 mg

Vitamin A (RAE/IU)	Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)	Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	Vitamin B3 (Niacin)	Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)	Vitamin B6
3 mcg	0.04 mg	0.04 mg	0.4 mg	0.1 mg	0.05 mg

Vitamin B9 (Folate/Folic Acid)	Vitamin B12	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin E	Vitamin K
6 mcg		10 mg	80 mcg	0.6 mg	19 mcg

What It Helps:

How It Helps:

Rich in antioxidants and fiber
The antioxidants help against free radical damage
Helps protect against degeneration of vision/eye health
Due to its fiber conent it also helps with constipation as well as diarrhea
The antioxidants can help improve cognitive health
Helps protect against cardiovascular diseases
Helps protect the muscles
Can help lower blood pressure
Protects against "bad" cholesterol (LDL) and can help increase "good" cholesterol levels
Antioxidant content also helps with inflammation

Tips & Other Info.

You can do so much with blueberries! Add it in your smoothie, add it to your acai bowl, make a blueberry muffin, add it to your kale salad, etc.
Make blueberry jam
If you know they are about to go bad within the next couple of days, freeze them. Place them on a baking sheet and put it in your freezer. Once they are frozen take them out and put them in a freezer bag or in a container.
Buy organic. If not, wash well with a veggie/fruit wash and then rinse well under cold water.

Gardening Tips & Info.

Here are some planting tips and information if you want to have this plant in your own backyard (or front yard)

Planting Season

Harvesting Season

Pruning Season

Watering Schedule

Sunlight Exposure

Potted / In Ground

Plant between fall (September-November) and Spring (March-May). Re-pot them every 2 years and place in a slightly bigger pot each time until you have reached a 12 gallon pot. Needs a soil with pH of 4.5-5.5 For better fruiting plant at least 2 blueberry's next to each other.

Summer (August) to fall (September) Pick the blueberries when they have a slight gray fog on each berry.

Do not prune the first couple of years. Prune after the leaves have fallen off. Prune the branches that have not produced a lot of fruit. Can be pruned during spring season (March-May) when budding can be noticed.

Watering: Needs a lot of water, especially rain water which can be acidic. Feeding: Fertilizer with sulfate of ammonia can be added (about 1/2 oz/sq.yd) after pruning has been done. To lower the oH level add flowers of sulfur to the soil.

Full sun or partial shade.

Container grown or in ground. Container grown will establish faster and it is easier to control the soils pH level than in the ground. Needs a soil with pH of 4.5-5.5