The Dirt Diva Diaries Series · Book Three
From the Files of the Dirt Diva Diaries
Backyard Blueberry Bliss
“Blueberries are the one fruit where doing the soil work upfront makes everything else almost easy. Skip it and nothing works no matter how hard you try. This book makes sure you never skip it — and never have to wonder why your plants aren’t producing.”
Available on Kindle and in paperback
Blueberries are a long game. Plant them right, get the soil right, choose the right variety for your zone — and you’ll be harvesting from those same plants for twenty years. Get any one of those things wrong and you’ll spend those same twenty years wondering why your plants are alive but never quite thriving.
The secret that most gardening content buries or skips entirely: blueberries are extremely specific about soil pH. They want it acidic — significantly more acidic than most garden soil naturally is. Get the pH right and blueberries are genuinely one of the most rewarding and low-maintenance fruits you can grow. Get it wrong and no amount of watering, feeding, or hoping will fix what the soil can’t provide.
Backyard Blueberry Bliss is built around that reality. Kevin Mansoor, CNP covers the soil science, the variety selection, the planting process, and the annual care that keeps a blueberry planting productive for decades. Ivy Green makes sure the whole thing is approachable, practical, and occasionally punctuated with her opinion on blueberry muffins.
The secret that most gardening content buries or skips entirely: blueberries are extremely specific about soil pH. They want it acidic — significantly more acidic than most garden soil naturally is. Get the pH right and blueberries are genuinely one of the most rewarding and low-maintenance fruits you can grow. Get it wrong and no amount of watering, feeding, or hoping will fix what the soil can’t provide.
Backyard Blueberry Bliss is built around that reality. Kevin Mansoor, CNP covers the soil science, the variety selection, the planting process, and the annual care that keeps a blueberry planting productive for decades. Ivy Green makes sure the whole thing is approachable, practical, and occasionally punctuated with her opinion on blueberry muffins.
What’s Inside
Soil pH — the complete picture of what it is, why it matters so much for blueberries specifically, how to test it, and how to amend it correctly
Variety selection by zone — highbush, lowbush, rabbiteye, half-high, and which ones actually produce in your climate
Planting done right — site selection, soil preparation, planting depth, spacing, and the first-year care that determines the next twenty years
Pruning for production — when to prune, what to remove, and how to keep plants in the sweet spot between vigorous and fruitful
Pest and disease identification — the most common problems that hit blueberry plantings and how to handle them before they get established
Feeding without burning — what blueberries actually need, what they absolutely cannot tolerate, and the fertilizer mistakes that harm more than help
Bird protection — because you did not do all this work to feed the neighborhood wildlife
Harvest and beyond — when berries are actually ripe, how to pick efficiently, and how to handle a serious harvest
This Book Is For You If…
✓You want to grow blueberries but have heard they’re fussy and want to understand exactly why before you invest in plants
✓You already have blueberry plants that aren’t producing the way you expected and you want to know what’s actually going on
✓You’re planning a new planting and want to get the soil and variety selection right from the start
✓You want a fruit planting that pays off for decades, not just one season
✓You want Kevin’s CNP-level detail delivered in a format that doesn’t require a horticulture background to understand
🎁 Six Free Resources Included
Grab the book and you’ll get access to the full companion resource library — no extra cost, no extra hoops.
Blueberry Recipe CardsMake the most of your harvest — from fresh eating to preserving
Blueberry Variety PickerFind the right variety for your zone, your space, and your goals
First Year Shopping ListEverything you need before you plant — nothing you don’t
Seasonal Pest & Disease WatchWhat to look for and when, so you catch problems early
Soil pH Tracking LogTrack your amendments and results so you know what’s working
What’s Wrong With My Blueberries?Symptom-first diagnostic guide for the most common problems
When You Can’t Be in the Garden — Try This
Some days the garden has to wait. When it does, our Sanctuary Slow TV channel brings the unhurried beauty of the outdoors right to your screen — no narration, no agenda, just the sights and sounds that make you remember why you started growing things in the first place.