Alis girls Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 OH and I have developed a taste for these so I ordered a couple of bushes for us. Anyone grown them sucessfully and any tips? thanks A x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 they need acid soil so in most gardens need to be grown in a big pot , do better if watered with rain water not tap water,I found the one I had was very slow to flower and fruit, if you want to eat the fruit they need netting over as black bird love them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 Thanks SJP - its in a pot of tree compost. Cam with flowers on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I was given a blueberry bush as a wedding gift 10 years ago, I planted it in a pot with ericaceous (sp) compost, it has been repotted twice. Always get loads of fruit, past few years harvested 4 mushroom punnets a year. I love it so much I intend to buy another bush as I find them decorative as well as fruitful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Some are semi-evergreen and some are self pollinating. We have some of each. Have lovely big berries on them. We got ours from Trehanes Nursery. There's a useful video on their website about pruning too. Ours are in pots of ericaceous compost. I did read somewhere that they like to sit in water so let them have a drip tray to wallow in, although we haven't actually done that ourselves. Too to try!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I have a couple at the allotment, small bushes but doing well. I planted the in a deep hole in the ground and mixed in acid soil. They seem to like it there. I will top dress the soil every now and again to keep it acidic and add one needles as a mulch as I heard that was good for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 That's a good idea. I also heard that rotting apples around the base of plants makes the soil slightly more acidic too. Not tried and tested here though - I have a feeling the apples would be nibbled by blackbirds and the chickens given half a chance! Not to mention drunken wasps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Had one blueberry so OH and I halved it. That's love for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 The sparrows have been scoffing ours! Sneaky little brats. Usually hubby loves his blueberries so much that he waters them lovingly. He's completely ignored them this year so I look and think eek he's forgotten them, so they do get a watering from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 Are blueberries winter hardy or should we cover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Are blueberries winter hardy or should we cover? I left mine out with no problems due to weather. just chickens and vine weevil did for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 Thanks SJP - will leave out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 One of ours has a stunning autumn leaf display! Who needs acers when you can have the colour and the berries!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 Lovely crop this year - enough for breakfasts and heard ES's girlfriend telling him they were full of "anti accidents" - we think she meant anti -toxidants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
