I grew some of American type in my garden last summer and they were good. I think, from what I read, at the commercial plantations they pump the shrubs with water and fertilizers so the berries grow large and the taste gets diluted. I didn't water mine too much and they were small and tasty. It's a shame forest blueberries don't do well in gardens, I would find a way to transplant some.
The tall ones also require sour peat and acidizing feeds. The forest ones just like forest microclimate, mostly pine forests, dappled shade, humidity, pine mulch, the way the large trees influence the moisture in the ground etc.
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u/Laslou 2d ago
I was shocked and disappointed the first time I ate American blueberries. They’re not blue inside, instead some greenish color and taste like nothing.