Amprice:

You don't have much of a choice. Other options, such as container planting, would be riskier than in-ground planting, which may not turn out to be risky at all. The blueberries might be just fine if you plant with a nice mix of peat moss and mulch a little way up the plants. You don't say how old these bushes are or how large. Protection against rabbits and/or other vermin may be indicated if these animals are a problem where you live.

I prefer to order and plant blueberries in spring, but fall planting should work as long as the ground is not frozen.

Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA

we purchased 3 year old plants but that doesn't really say how large they are. Everything I have read says to pluck the flowers the first growing season and not let it produce until the next year. Does this apply if the plants are already 3 years old?