I don't know about growing them in your area but I can tell you what I observe when I find them growing wild here in the PNW. They all grow in the woods, often on the edges and they need adequate
water. You will not likely find any in the middle of a field. For example, I have a
volunteer salmon berry that is growing in my
lawn but it is hugging the north side of my electrical box.
Thimbleberries are usually in the wetter areas, like along the trail in a wetland I enjoy visiting and salmon berries like more drainage like on the hillside above a stream but I often see them growing together too.
Evergreen blueberries/huckleberries like acidic fertile soil. They like growing in the understory of the evergreen forests. They can be extremely hard to transplant because they are finicky about soil and moisture. They often grow on nurse logs and stumps. I have heard of people placing a log in the planting hole and then planting the huckleberry on top. It sounds like a
hugelkultur bed would be a good place to plant one if you have a
hugelkultur bed as long as it was also partial shade.
Good luck! They are all yummy treats and you won't ever find them in a grocery store!
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