In your situation I would wait & see what happens. I don't think it will cause any problem to leave the questionable branches on the shrub for a month or two. I have done light pruning of blueberries in the summer months, as needed. Though I generally do heavy pruning in March, when the shrub is dormant.

I don't have clay, but agree that organic matter is what's important, don't know if sand will help or hurt. You might also want to buy some sandy loam (by the yard, not the bag) to get started if all you have is clay, but then you can keep adding organics, either composted in place or in a bin. Mix in some of your clay from your trenches, but I wouldn't dig under the beds b/c it will become like a bathtub under there. Best to go ask over on the Soil and Compost forum. But I don't see that you need the basins unless there are only a couple of spots that are squishy. You'd be better off trenching and putting gravel in the trenches, then either leaving them open or putting in perforated pipe wrapped in landscape fabric (so any soil doesn't clog them, I'd think that putting them on a bed of gravel and backfilling with gravel would be VERY important in clay). Get the slope right and get permits, you can't just drain it to neighbor's property or the river. So combo of raised beds maybe with trenching around them so you're not squishing in the aisles sounds best. But is your whole property like this? Every year or just this year? Sounds like you have a major problem if this is after every rain. How long does it take your lawn to dry out? We have had major rain this June (and one 5" day a couple of weeks ago) when our entire back yard has been squishy but a couple of days later it's OK (sandy loam and French drains around the foundation). How's your basement?

I planted 2 blueberry glaze low bushes from Brazelberry brand last September. I know that are supposed to be cold tolerant but I gave them extra mulch before winter anyway. My other blueberries have leafed and in bloom now. But these blueberry glaze bushes are still looking barren. Are they dead?

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