Angel, There are two types of blueberries that grow in the south, Southern Highbush and Rabbiteye. There are different varieties of each and if you are growing one type you would need 2 or 3 varieties in each type for cross pollination. (2 or 3 varieties of Southern Highbush or Rabbiteye Blueberry). They need well drained acidic soil (5.5 to 4.5). Rabbiteye tends to be easier to grow than Southern Highbush. If you have sandy or sandy loam soil that is acidic, you can grow them in the ground. If not you have to grow them in containers and use a complete fertilizer for acidic plants. If you water has a high pH you may also have to adjust the water to be acidic by adding some type of acid. We have blueberry farms here in our sandier soil. Many of the varieties were developed in Florida and it will depend on your soil if you can grow them in ground. If the soil has limestone in it you probably will not be able to grow in ground. I grow them in container due to lack of drainage. They do not like wet saturated soils. I think cranberries are a northern plant. Probably cannot take the hot sun.

Until it got truly cold last week, my spring bulbs were peeking out in my yard. Poor confused babies. Now they're covered in snow. It's not the first time, so I know they'll be okay. I just set out the first of my containers today. I'd be worried if I saw sprouts already too, but I guess there is no arguing with Mother Nature. I hope they get through okay.

I am in Northern Virginia. Thanks, PV. I will be sowing these tonight. oceanna, I am planning to use empty milk jugs, take-out containers, and some rubbermaid plastic that I no longer use. I will use the leftover soil from last year - it is nothing special and says on the packet it's ok for sowing. I'm excited about this. Last year I started tomatoes & bellpeppers indoors but the bellpeppers didn't make it outside, and while I got few good tomato plants, they didn't give a lot of tomatoes. I lost atleast fifty tomatoes to frost :( Hope this time will be better because the seedlings will be hardier due to wintersowing. Wish me luck!! PV, I saw I need to wait for peppers. Next month, should I be wintersowing them in containers or just direct sowing outside? Thanks a lot. Shalini

Hi Wendy Saw your name & since you were one of the first people I met here I had to see what you were up to! Sorry to hear you hurt your foot. I hope you're up & dancing again in no time. I remember 'aw-ing & ooo-ing' over your garden pics of the past so I can only imagine it now! If you get really bored during your rehabilitation post some pics to show us your garden... Take care. Bruce