Oregon Tree Hugger

My excitement of having blueberry bushes last year quickly wore off when I realized I had put them in a bad place. This year, I had to right that wrong by moving them to a higher, drier, and sunnier location.

As much as it pained me, every single thing I read on blueberry bushes said that you must snip off the buds the first few years to let them establish a strong, solid rooting system. Armed with a pair of bypass pruners, I gritted my teeth and headed into the garden …