Blueberries have dense, shallow roots and do best with 2-4 inches of mulch over the roots to conserve moisture, prevent weeds and build organic matter. Do not use bark, sawdust or bagged mulch from cedar or redwood trees which has tannins which may harm the young plants.Click to see full answer. Just so, what kind of sawdust is good for blueberries?Sawdust is one of the best materials to use as mulch around blueberry bushes. The best sawdust to use is pine sawdust due to its slightly acidic nature; this will help maintain the acidic soil pH preferred by the plants.Likewise, what do blueberry bushes attract? Any lowbush blueberry will prefer well-drained, acidic soil in full sun to part shade conditions. They are also an excellent shrub for attracting butterflies and berry eating mammals. Their colors are vibrant through the year, with some of them retaining their leaves through mild winters. Likewise, can you use cedar mulch for strawberries? While straw has been traditionally used as the mulch for strawberries — thus the common name — other types of mulch may be used. You should take care, though, when using landscaping mulch such as cedar shred to avoid crowding or covering the crown of the plant with it.Will blueberries grow under cedar trees?I think that, if you were wanting to grow fruit near cedars, blueberries would likely work okay. Red Huckleberries (closely related to blueberries) grow straight out of Western Red Cedar stumps. The soil that I planted my blueberries came from under a cedar tree, and they are all seem to be doing well.
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