Question
Hi, can i dry blueberries up and then plant them? That's where the seeds are right? I never see them for sale or anything. Just thought I would try.
thanks
Ruth

Answer
Hi Ruth,
Thanx for your question.  Blueberries are not propagated by seed.  They are propagated by cuttings.  In the commercial nurseries, growers make 4-6 inch cuttings off of healthy shrubs and plant them by the millions in growing medium.  Most blueberry plants sold in the United States and Canada are hybrids and are grown this way (called clones too because they are exact copies of the parent shrub).  There may be a small company here and there that offers blueberry seeds.  I will include a link at the bottom from the University of Maine that instructs you how to grow Blueberries from seed.  It will take 3-5 years for the shrub to begin producing fruit.  The first year of fruiting (3rd - 5th year) will only yield a few cups of fruit, the second year (4th-6th year) will be substantially more and the 3rd year (5th-7th year) will yield normal yields.

You can open the berries up and remove the tiny black seeds and plant them but bear in mind, the berries are most likely the result of hybrids.  This means the resulting plants will not resemeble exactly, the berries/plants you have.  So, this means the plants and berries will most likely be inferior.  That doesn't mean they won't taste good.  It just means the plant may not be as strong, may not produce as much, may not taste as sweet, the berries may be smaller or spoil quicker or not set as many as the hybrid plant, etc.

I hope this helps.
Tom

http://umaine.edu/blueberries/factsheets/home-garden/growing-blueberries-from-se