There is no best variety for containers, they all do well in containers if you meet their needs.

The proper potting mix is acidic, offers great aeration and is moderately fertile.

Sand/gravel at the bottom just screws things up. See this for further explanation.

To get a mix acidic enough you should make your own from pine bark fines and then leave out the lime. Never lime blueberries.

There is no best variety for containers, they all do well in containers if you meet their needs.

I'm going to amend this statement slightly. There ARE various cultivars of blueberries that do better in container culture than others. I would avoid many of highbush varieties as they simply get too big and too hard to maintain. Halfhigh or low bush varieties tend to do best. And I'd recommend selecting at least three different types. While blueberries are self-fertile, you will get better cropping if you select at least two different culitvars but choosing three that will ripen at various times through the season will produce the longest season of harvest. The following is a listing of cultivars that are ideally suited to container culture:

'Sunshine Blue' - mid/late (great for southern gardens)
'Chippewa' - midseason
'Northsky' - early/mid
'Northblue' - midseason
'Bluecrop' - midseason (the most widely planted cultivar)
'Earliblue' - very early
'Tophat' - mid/late

Thanks for the link, justaguy! Great info on growing mixes and container drainage,saved the file for future reference.

Thanks gardengal! Clipped it to use for a shopping list. As I said I'm new to this whole blueberry thing and the computer thing too for that matter. My family jokes that I'm technologically challenged so I decided to wade on in. Is there any variety you would recommend as far as flavor/taste?

I just ordered my blueberry plants a couple of days ago and am so excited... I've been planning to do this for several years!!! Anyway, I wanted to respond to claytamer. I know you aren't in VA but apparently we're in the same/similar zone(s). I chose my varieties based on information from VA Tech. You can follow this link: http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/freepubs/MAberryGuide.htm and select "Chapter 7" to get quite a bit of information about varieties that grow well in this area. It won't tell you if they do well in containers, but it will tell you a lot about yield, flavor, hardiness, etc.

BTW, I got 1 each of Patriot, Bluecrop and Rubel (18"-24")

Blueberries are thirsty, like grapes. Give them water often.

I often liken them to potatoes, in that they love water but hate wet feet.

Al