I wold agree with username. I have never planted anything in with my blueberries. This doesn't mean it might not work in the ground but even there, the root competition of these shallow rooters would make me concerned. And again agree about it being difficult to find an annual that would take the type of acidity that blueberries prefer, which is a pH that can be even lower than azaleas. The one that I have seen grow in those conditions (and at one time I planted and they volunteered in an alberta spruce container I had years ago) is the viola family - violets, johnny-jump-ups, pansies, etc. The johnny-jump-ups I had reseeded all over my pots for a couple years. However these plants are cool-season types and would go dormant in the heat of summer. They are actually perennials but are of course commonly grown as annuals. One option could be that you keep the annual in its own pot and sink that along the edges of the bluberry's container, effectively keeping the soil types generally separated for the season.

The established perennials and self-sown annuals/perennials are doing awesome in the garden, it's just some of the wintersown stuff that is lagging behind. The corn is really starting to pick up again, but now I see slugs have taken a liking to the lower leaves. I'll have to crush up some egg shells tomorrow and scatter them. Some of my peppers have already starting setting fruit...especially the Bolivian Rainbow, but all the peppers were started indoors...the Jalapeno are the other ones so far. Tomorrow will be 85 and then Sat-Mon will be mid to upper 90's...that oughta help LOL! Fran... wishing you a successful surgery tommorrow and fast recovery!! I do know annuals will force flowers if planed in small containers, however these were all planted in the ground long before they filled any containers with roots. I plant everything out when they are in the seed-leaf to 2nd leaf stage no bigger :) ramazz, Amaranthus are one of the earwigs favorites up here. Mo_girl, Nastutium usually do awesome here, but this year just sucks, my neighbors are doing very nicely and her's came up the same time as mine, but she direct sowed them and put tall cups over them. medontdo, If you talking about potting mix (MG it sounds like) and they are in containers, the slow release fertilizer stretches about as far as you water...so if you need to water every day vs. every 2 weeks, ect. it's used up much faster. Tiffy, Are you seriously growing Scotch Thistle?? Here is a link that might be useful: Scotch Thistle

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you are making an assumption based on an old wives tale ... acidity.. pH is a exponential function ... to SIGNIFICANTLY change ph ... you would probably need a mile deep pile of needles.. for a million years.. to affect that significant change.. think primordial rain forests with dinosaurs roaming thru such ... to avoid failure.. due to said presumption ... get a professional soil text done.. and deal with what is really there ... contact your county extension/soil conservation or Ag office.. and they will tell you how that can be done... should be around 10 bucks or so ... [i am sure the price went up since i had it done] i had 10 40 foot pines removed.. and just planted whatever i wanted under them.. my presumption being.. ph would not be a SIGNIFICANT issue .. as on the rest of the 5 acres.. it is not an issue ... BUT.. you will have other problems gardening there ... like.. highly compacted soil .. MAYBE a bit deficient in nutrients ...and all those darn roots to work around ... and in fact.. my sand.. was hard to water.. the first season.. as it had been a desert under those mature pines for the last decade or two ... anyway ... get a soil test done.. no guessing... then choose your plants ... and BTW .. i would just buy one of everything that struck my fancy .. within budget .. and just plant them ... none of this retentive making of lists .. what ends up working.. works.. never forget.. you wont be a real green thumb gardener.. until you kill.. EVERY PLANT >> THREE TIMES ... list or no list ... good luck ken