r/oddlysatisfying • u/colapepsikinnie • 2d ago

Harvesting blueberries from a blueberry barren

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u/C-57D 2d ago

it's called a barren?

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u/MuffinRhino 2d ago

It refers to the agricultural land they're on. Blueberries need very acidic soil, so acidic most plants can't handle it. So if you've got a very naturally acidic property and can't cultivate anything else, you do blueberries.

Pine barrens are similar - dry, shitty, sandy soil that only the pine trees do well in.

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u/Syssareth 2d ago

Blueberries need very acidic soil, so acidic most plants can't handle it.

Oooh, this might be why every time we buy a blueberry bush, it dies immediately. Our water is mildly alkaline and we were just putting them in our usual potting soil.

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u/LegendOfKhaos 2d ago

I'm picturing an intelligent alien species transporting humans to another planet with an inhospitable atmosphere and wondering, "Why did they keep dying?"

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u/silverjudge 1d ago

Is my human getting too much excersie? Too little water? Not enough air that's 90% ammonia? I just can't keep one alive.

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u/sweet_rico- 1d ago

Have you tried miracle grow? It's got electrolytes!