How Do You Grow Huckleberries In Minnesota?
The garden huckleberry grows in Minnesota as an annual plant, suitable for the cooler climates of USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 3 to 5. Unlike the evergreen wild huckleberries of the Americas, garden huckleberries are planted afresh each year to yield a harvest of small, black berries before cold weather set in. Wait to harvest the tiny berries of the garden huckleberry plant until they are fully ripe. Cook the ripe berries with a sweetener and combine with other fruit to create an unusual dessert. Spread garden huckleberry seeds in 1-inch intervals on a tray of potting mix. Cover with ½-inch potting soil and tamp down firmly. Start the seeds indoors in April and water often to keep the soil moist but not soggy. Transplant the seedlings into individual 2-inch pots when they are 2 inches high. Keep indoors until late May for the southern parts of Minnesota and early June for northern regions of the state. Spread a 2-inch layer of compost over a sunny planting area. Turn the dirt over with
