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From Backyard to Food Forest: Growing Blueberries in Alabama

Blueberries are one of the most rewarding perennial fruits a home gardener can establish — and getting the fundamentals right from the start makes all the difference. If you’ve been thinking about adding this productive shrub to your property, this hands-on session in Andalusia offers exactly the grounded, practical guidance our community values.

Was dich erwartet

Der Backyard Blueberry Lunch and Learn is a focused, practitioner-led session hosted by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System at the Covington County Extension Office. Over the course of the event, participants will work through the full planting lifecycle: site selection, variety choice, planting techniques, pruning practice, und ongoing plant care. These aren’t abstract concepts — they’re the decisions that determine whether your blueberries thrive for decades or struggle through their first season.

What makes this session especially useful is its scope. Selecting the right variety for Alabama’s climate, understanding soil pH requirements for ericaceous plants, and learning proper pruning timing are all skills that translate directly into productive, low-maintenance perennial systems — core to any permaculture design.

Praktische Details

• 📅 Datum: Wednesday, 12 August 2026
• 📍 Standort: Covington County Extension Office, 23952 Alabama 55, Andalusia, AL 36420 persönlich
• 👤 Organisator Emily Wismer — ekw0038@auburn.edu | 334-282-3683
• ⚠️ Accommodation requests due by: 22 July 2026

Warum es wichtig ist

Blueberries are more than a fruit crop — in permaculture terms, they’re a long-lived perennial element that sequesters carbon, supports pollinators, and builds food security one planting at a time. Learning to establish them well, from a local extension specialist with regional knowledge, is exactly the kind of grounded, place-based education that moves us from good intentions to resilient, functioning systems. Every backyard grower who gets this right is one more node in a regional food network.

Wie du mitmachen kannst

1. Registrier dich jetzt via the official event page before spots fill: aces.edu/event/backyard-blueberry-lunch-and-learn
2. Teile das mit einem Nachbarn oder Mitgärtner who has been considering fruit tree establishment — this session is equally relevant to beginning and intermediate gardeners.
3. Komm mit einer konkreten Frage — whether about your soil type, existing site conditions, or a variety you’ve been considering. Specialist sessions like this are most valuable when you bring your real-world design challenges.

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