Fruit Showcase Blue Berries

[Ringo Perkov]

Ringo Perkov submitted a new Showcase Item:

Blue Berries

Hello!! I just wanted to show my first little harvest of Blueberries, they were wonderful! Sister and family thought they were pretty good too ^^ I'm just really excited and wanted to show them, hopefully I'll get a lot more soon!!

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[Mary Playford]

Nice harvest. For me, that don't normally make it back to the house LOL Its the same with the first strawberries and tomatoes

 

[Joshua]

Gday, what variety of blueberry have you got there?

 

[Keiran Roles]

I love blueberries i smash down about half a small punnet a day .. i had to plant a few ..but there shooting up and i didnt think how big 2 m was when i bought them

 

[Joshua]

Have any questions on blueberries? shoot them by me and i will get them answered. Have over 35 varieties on the farm i work at and 5 farms in my vicinity.

 

[ClashAll]

Have any questions on blueberries? shoot them by me and i will get them answered. Have over 35 varieties on the farm i work at and 5 farms in my vicinity.

Hi Joshua. Do blueberries grow well in pots?

 

[Carissa]

can I plant blueberries in raised beds in full sun in Texas heat? Also, how close would you plant them?

 

[Joshua]

Blueberries do well in pots, select smaller plant variety such as northland, azalea or rose potting mix as they like acid soil and mulch on top with wood chip. They do well with a 0 phosphorous fertilizer, as it burns the roots. Pot up your blue berries a few inches at at time, the extra heat from the sun helps with root formation. We have now trialed hydroponic blueberries with results showing fruit yield in 3rd year instead of 5th.

Texas heat will be a problem as they are an alpine bordering species that does prefer colder climate, could try using shade cloth and increase water supply in free draining sandy soil.

When your plants are established ( around 5 years before decent crop) prune 40% of flowers each year to increase fruit size overall.

Hope this helps

 

[Keiran Roles]

Blueberries do well in pots, select smaller plant variety such as northland, azalea or rose potting mix as they like acid soil and mulch on top with wood chip. They do well with a 0 phosphorous fertilizer, as it burns the roots. Pot up your blue berries a few inches at at time, the extra heat from the sun helps with root formation. We have now trialed hydroponic blueberries with results showing fruit yield in 3rd year instead of 5th.

Texas heat will be a problem as they are an alpine bordering species that does prefer colder climate, could try using shade cloth and increase water supply in free draining sandy soil.

When your plants are established ( around 5 years before decent crop) prune 40% of flowers each year to increase fruit size overall.

Hope this helps

Awsome thanks for the info ...