'Misty' is an earlier variety that does well here in So Cal. It's a large plant with very tasty berries. You will need another variety or two for better cross pollination/fruit set. I recommend 'Sunshine Blue' as it stays small, is practically evergreen, tastes great, and will extend your harvest season.

I grow my BB in pots and follow the planting and growing directions at the Dave Wilson Nursery site.

Here's my 'Misty' in April, loaded with berries just starting to ripen, and covered with BirdBlock:

Here is a link that might be useful: Growing Blueberries

This site has information. Yum. Love blueberries in yogurt.

Here is a link that might be useful: blueberries in pots

iris_gal, are you growing blueberries using the DWN recommendations as well? These instructions have worked very well for me, I harvest BB from April to late June.

Mr Clint ~ oops, I linked to the same site as yourself.

I am watching ~ our local nurseries didn't have 'Bountiful Blue' or 'Sunshine Blue' which Hoov has. I bought the 24 inch pots. Do 'Misty' and 'Sunshine Blue' produce at the same time? Overlap?

iris_gal, no worries. The DWN guidelines are excellent. Folks would have a lot fewer BB problems if they followed those guidelines. Yes, there is a fair amount of overlap of the harvest. There can be a sweet spot in the season where you might bring in a lot of berries from a number of different bushes.

Mr Clint ~ those look soo good!!

Blueberries are water hogs. My biggest challenge growing them was keeping the potting mix acidic ( local water was alkaline and as the potting soil became less acidic the plants yellowed and wouldn't take up the nutrients I fed them) I grew them from 1 gal to 15 gal plants and then after 3 years in 15 gal pots they deteriorated. I was watering the plants twice a day. An expensive way to get blueberries. But it was fun. Someone said brew up some strong coffee and do a simple ph test. That is what you want your soil to be like. Redwood compost helps to keep the mix acidic longer. Azalea potting mix is good for the small plants.

Kitty,
HoovB mentioned using soil sulfur to keep the soil acid.
"I've had them--6 or 7 years now, planted in the ground with camellia/azalea mix and a yearly small dose of soil sulfur."

Thanks for the tip-off about water.

I use soil sulfur per the DWN instructions and feed the plants with organic acid loving plant fertilizer (Dr Earth). So far I haven't had to mess around with water pH at all.

I'm growing 'Oneal' blueberry which is a Southern Highbush and bears early. I want to get a 'Misty' as it is also Southern Highbush, and bears early.