Blueberrries!

[ilexcassine]

This year has been a bunk year for my garden. I bought some topsoil for my raised beds and unfortunately it was very sandy and low in organic content. And it had glass in it. I was totally ripped off but now I'm stuck with it. But I'm going on with it, and plan to plant some blueberries in 4 4 X 4 beds (one bush per bed - I considered two but I

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[oxymoron02]

is there another organic acidifying option?

Pine straw.

[bailey36]

coffee grounds in your compost. then add it to the area around your blueberries.

[sstormwatch]

And one can get lots of coffee grounds from Starbucks for free! We used it for our blueberries this year. Yum!

[bailey36]

tea bags, even [and especially herb tea bags] really are good for compost too.

[squid_ink]

in Connecticut there is a small charge for soil testing

but if you bring a sample to an ag fair, it can be done on the spot for free

[sb158]

I'd get alot of compost first to amend the area, then use whatever you choose to acidify, then use a sheet mulch on top of the soil after you plant.

[smartypantsnyc]

Can I ask how you got the free soil test? My mom has a problem area in her backyard where nothing seems to grow, and that might help her. She's in Nassau County, New York, though.

[ilexcassine]

I just googled for soil testing, extension service, my county/state

Doing the same thing for you yielded this:
http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/nassau/horticulture/

I'd call these folks and see what they know. It also looked like they have a service where they come out to your house and proffer advice.

Good luck!

[smartypantsnyc]

Okay, cool, thanks. It doesn't appear to be free with them, though...

I don't think she really cares enough about it (it's a very small patch of land, everything else is lush) to pay someone to do a test.