Blueberry Soil Mix

Best Soil for Blueberries – Acidic Mix for Healthier Plants & Bigger Berries

Premium Blueberry Soil Mix with Ideal pH & Nutrient Balance for Thriving Growth

Get bigger harvests and healthier blueberry plants with our premium acidic soil mix—perfect for raised beds, pots, or garden beds. Specially formulated with peat, pine bark, and slow-release fertilizer to provide nutrients and moisture where blueberries need it most.

You can use this blueberry soil mix  in raised beds, home gardens, or containers. Growing blueberries has never been easier.

Plant blueberry bushes in full sun where their shallow roots can develop. Will do better next to other blueberry plants and fruit trees for best cross-pollination. We offer an assortment of 3 blueberry varieties to ease your choices!

We recommend 1 bag per blueberry plant to help amend the soil and deliver nutrients directly to the root systems.

Acidic Soil For Blueberries

Blueberries like acidic conditions with lower rates of acid fertilizer, we’ve taken the guesswork out when we developed this blend to meet those requirements. There’s no need to buy a blueberry soil pH test kit when using our soil for blueberries. We test our blueberry soil mix to make sure it is not alkaline and contains the perfect blueberry soil PH.

How To Prepare Soil For Blueberries

It’s a good idea to prepare your soil before planting your blueberry bush to promote healthy growth and encourage high yield fruit production. This is accomplished by loosening up the soil to make space for the blueberry bush’s roots to spread and expand. Dig a hole the depth of your blueberry bush and twice as wide. It would also help to remove any nearby weeds, rocks, tree stumps & roots, grasses, and anything else that would get in the way of your growing blueberry bush’s roots. 

You can also use a digital soil meter to gather information about the soil like nutrient content, mineral levels, and acidity. This will let you know what to add to the soil before planting.

Best Potting Soil For Blueberries

Most blueberry varieties will grow well in containers. If you’re planting your blueberry bush in a container or pot, the most important thing is to ensure that the soil is loamy and contains the organic matter and nutrients your blueberry plant will need to grow. 

It’s also necessary to check that the potting soil for blueberries you’ll be using is acidic enough with a PH somewhere between 4.3 to 5.5. Our blueberry potting soil mix has the perfect amount of acidity, which takes all the measuring and guesswork out, making you ready to plant your blueberry bush!

Amending Soil For Blueberries

Amending the soil is a critical step in creating a great environment for blueberry bushes to grow and thrive. Our blueberry soil mix is one of the best soil amendments for blueberries and will help provide your blueberry bushes with the best growing conditions. You can also incorporate peat moss to help ensure that your soil is well-draining with the correct pH level. It is a good idea to mulch your blueberry bushes with organic matter such as mulch or pine needles to retain as much moisture as possible. 

After digging your plating hole, mix your dug up soil with our soil mix for blueberries before backfilling around the root ball of your blueberry bush. 

Do Blueberry Bushes Like Wet Soil?

While blueberry bushes do prefer moisture for healthy growth and fruit production, too much moisture can cause wet soil and roots, which blueberries do not prefer. Wet soil can create water stress for blueberry bushes, which causes its leaves and berries to shrivel up and die. Wet soil can also cause root rot, which is a bacterial or fungal infection that damages the blueberry bush’s roots and can kill the plant if left untreated.

Net weight 2lbs

Why Perfect Plants?

When you buy from Perfect Plants, you're getting more than just soil—you’re getting over four decades of grower expertise from our family-run nursery in sunny Florida. Since 1980, we’ve been hands-on in growing strong, healthy plants with premium soil blends developed by our horticultural experts. Our blueberry soil mix is carefully blended here in the USA and tested for optimal pH and plant health, ensuring you're set up for success from day one. No middlemen, just farm-fresh quality delivered right to your door.

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