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.
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.
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/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.