I'm not a blueberry expert but they dont' plant this type of blueberry. They grow as rhyzomes - creeping plants so they are very difficult to transplant. Blueberries grow best in areas where there has been a burn and possible clearcut. These are not the gross high bush blueberries you see in stores. At best they may bring in some bees to help pollinate and try to keep other plants from taking over the area.
Of course in New Brunswick which is close to Maine - wild blueberries grow everywhere. You will see people alongside the highway picking them.
And if you ask the blueberry farmer nicely - after they are done harvesting they often let people go in and "glean" the field for free.
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u/Lou_Garoo Dec 31 '20
I'm not a blueberry expert but they dont' plant this type of blueberry. They grow as rhyzomes - creeping plants so they are very difficult to transplant. Blueberries grow best in areas where there has been a burn and possible clearcut. These are not the gross high bush blueberries you see in stores. At best they may bring in some bees to help pollinate and try to keep other plants from taking over the area.
Of course in New Brunswick which is close to Maine - wild blueberries grow everywhere. You will see people alongside the highway picking them.
And if you ask the blueberry farmer nicely - after they are done harvesting they often let people go in and "glean" the field for free.