82/ blueberries The only way you’re going to get blueberries is if you cage them. The cage needs to be 1 cm x 1 cm heavy duty wire. Birds get caught in nets and they will dive bomb the netted bush to get at the fruit. Blueberries tolerate hurricanes fine. Mine only get rainwater, but I do set compost down in the early spring. If you have a late/freak frost or too early blooms and then a frost, cover with bedsheet and then tie down w/ plastic tarp to protect flowers or forming fruit.