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Blueberry Planting 
Grow them right in your garden, alongside your 
buildings (see picture at left), along walks, on your 
lawn. Do well in part shade or in the open. 
Dig hole 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, 3 feet deep, and 
line bottom and sides with heavy roofing paper to keep 
out tree roots. Fill with a mixture of one part top soil, to 
one part Keith’s Acid Humus. If leaf mold is available, 
substitute it for Acid Peat Humus or use one-third each 
of all three. In this bed, set 3 Keith's Blueberry bushes. 
To water properly, sink one 4-inch tile near each bush 
(top flush with surface) and fill with water when neces- 
sary to keep soil moist. Don't use water with lime in it. 
Use rain water, or water from lake or river. It is gen- 
Keith's No. 2 Blueberry Offer Planted Along East Side of a Building erally “soft.” Beware of “city” water. Fertilize the 
The 5-year bushes shown here were planted last spring on east side of a building in trench bushes when set and three more times during summer 
10 feet long, 3 feet wide, 21 feet deep. Heavy roofing paper was placed against the ends and 
sides of trench to keep out tree and grass roots. Trench was filled half full with Blueberry- 
prepared soil (pages 3 and 4), and packed. Roots were dipped in ‘fertilizer water’’ (bottom 
page 17), bushes set on packed soil and soil worked and packed around their 
roots, then trench was filled with the prepared soil and thoroughly watered with 
fertilizer water.’ Follow ‘‘Permanent Bed” given at right of picture above. 
Keep the soil moist. Mulch with lawn clippings, leaves, sawdust to conserve 
moisture and keep down weeds. Water when necessary (every 2 weeks) with 
“soft water. Use fertilizer (page 17). 
Blueberries Ideal for Your 
Summer Home 
They ripen their berries during 
the weeks you spend at your sum- 
mer home: July, August, Septem- 
ber. Here in Southwest Michigan 
berries begin ripening about July 
and continue until after Labor Day. 
Bushes require so little care when 
properly planted and mulched with 
leaves, lawn clippings, etc. You 
could do this in the late summer 
or fall before you leave and the 
bushes would require no care until 
you return in the spring. 
Blueberry Bushes Used for 
Lawn Planting, Hedges, etc. 
Because of the brilliant red to 
deep maroon colors of their leaves, 
and the attractive creamy white 
tubular blossoms, Blueberry bushes 
are being much used for orna- 
Showing one of Keith’s 5-year, Grade 
No. 1-A Blueberry bushes in full fruit. cee sens They She on 
They get you berries QUICK and cost 7 ERero! eu calclessersh, Gpelet ieletel 12s) 
so little more. trimmed high or low. 
Keith's Acid Peat Humus 
Ideal for Blueberry Growing 
Keith’s Acid Peat Humus is taken from marshes 
where layer upon layer of humus has been deposited 
over the ages. It has the right acidity and humus for 
best Blueberry growth. We suggest mixing it with at 
least one part to two of your top soil, or better still, 
mix it with one-third top soil and one-third leaf mold. 
The more acid your soil and the more leaf mold used 
the less amount of our Acid Peat Humus necessary. 
It is also ideal for building lawns, growing Roses, 
shrubs, and enriching garden soils. It’s OK for grow- 
ing Holly, Rhododendrons, Azaleas and like plants 
that need an acid soil like Blueberries do. 
PRICE: 1'2-bu. bag, $1.75; 3 or more bags, $1.65 
l —— each. 
with Ra-Pid-Gro (see page 17) dissolved in the water. 
1 Ib. makes 22 gallons. 
Three Cultivated Blueberries growing in a galvanized trough 24 by 36 inches 
by 8 feet long, filled with prepared soil. Planted two years. Six-year bushes 
used. Note height and spread, 4 to 6 feet tall. Lots of berries. 
Grow Blueberries In a Galvanized Trough 
Any one of Keith’s Blueberry offers may be grown in a box or gal- 
vanized trough 18 to 24 inches by 36 inches deep by 8 feet long. Fill 6 
inches in bottom with prepared soil (see on this page), set in the bushes 
and follow instructions as in planting on lawn or garden. If possible 
use soil from Huckleberry or Blueberry marsh where they grow wild. 
Use Plant Food Solution in planting—page 17. 
Grow Blueberries in Half Barrel or Tub 
Because of their condensed root system, Blueberry bushes can be 
grown in half barrels or tubs. These containers may or may not be 
submerged below the soil level. We suggest the latter. It’s a good way 
to keep out tree and other roots, if you are to set the bushes where 
these roots might bother. Read full instructions on page 4. 
Extra Peat Humus Good Investment 
For lasting results and for better bush growth, we suggest your get- 
ting an extra bag of Keith's Acid Peat Humus to be used in planting 
along with that we send with the bushes in the ‘‘Ready-to-Bear Blue- 
berry Gardens.’ The holes can be dug a little wider and thereby afford 
a larger prepared soil for the roots to expand and grow into. If you 
order an extra bag along with the ''Ready-to-Bear Blueberry Gardens,” 
a special price of $1.65 per bag will be allowed. 
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