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How to grow blueberries in Ohio

Favorite Blueberry Crumble Recipe

Pick the right blueberry plants to get successful harvests year after year and a longer season!

What I like about growing blueberries in Ohio:

• Native to the United States

• Chemicals sprays for fungus or insects not usually needed

• Perennial plant: Comes back every year and can live for decades!

• Low maintenance: May need pruning of old canes after several years.

• Pest insects tend to leave it alone

• Bumble bees and honey bees LOVE these plants!

• Small size

• NO THORNS!!

• High in antioxidants

• Fun for kids

Great blueberry varieties for Ohio (zone 5-6)

*Plant at least 3 different varieties to get best fruit harvest*

Fruiting times

Early season: Late June - early July (Depending on weather in Ohio usually starts last week of June - 1st week of July)

Mid-season: beginning of July - late July (Ohio July 4th - last week of July)

Late season: Late July - Mid August (Ohio last week of July - Mid August)

Some of my favorites:

Spartan: Early, outstanding flavor, medium sized berries, growth 4-5 feet. Intense blueberry flavor. My favorite blueberry plant! ❤️

Patriot: Early season bearing, medium sized berries with very good flavor, growth 4-5 feet tall.

Blueray: Early Mid-season. Large sweet, great flavor, growth 4-5 feet tall. Pretty pink flowers in the spring.

Chandler: Mid-late season harvest, outstanding flavor, HUGE quarter size berries, growth 5-6 feet tall. One of our favorites!

Reka: Mid-season harvest, great flavor, heavy producer, medium sized dark blue berries, 5-6 feet tall, vigorous growth. My best producer every year. 👍

Brigitta: Mid-season harvest, great sweet flavor, reliable heavy producer, medium-large berries, 5-6 feet tall. Great for baking or fresh eating.

Liberty: Late bearing, good flavor, large sized berries, pick when fully ripe, can be tart. Good for extending season.

Top Hat: Mid-season harvest, medium sized berries, good flavor,
1-2 feet tall. More of an ornamental, but fun for small spaces.

Other Northern highbush varieties I grow:

Blue Jay
Northland
Nelson: Late mid-season bearing, large more tart berries, good producer, growth 5-6 feet tall.
Darrow: Late mid-season bearing, more tart flavor, huge dark berries, good producer. growth 5-6 feet tall.
Legacy: Mid-season bearing, good flavor, sweet, medium dark dark berries, Good producer, growth 5-6 feet tall.
Draper: Mid season bearing, sweet good quality medium sized berries, good producer. growth 5-6 feet tall.
Earliblue

Jersey: Late Mid-season bearing, good flavor, sweet, medium sized dark berries, good harvest, growth 6-7 feet tall.

Blue Crop: Mild, like supermarket blueberries. Good harvest but flavor is just okay.

Elliot: Late season harvest, great flavor if picked ripe otherwise can be quite tart, good for extending the harvest, 5 feet tall.
Duke: Mild, like supermarket blueberries. Good producer but not my favorite. Will not be planting anymore of these.

Adding this year: Results to be determined in a couple years

Mini Blues
Razz

Southern Highbush varieties I grow:

These can be more sensitive to colder weather, but do well in region 6. Smaller plant growth 4 feet tall. I prefer northern highbush plants for Ohio.

O’neal
Sunshine Blue
Misty