The amazing superfruit Blueberries. Be it southern highbush, rabbiteye or northern varieties this is the spot. I'm not aware of any real blueberry forums?
This is a sticky topic.
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I'm hoping to have a decent year (finally) with my blues. I think I've got the fertilizer situation worked out pretty well.
Jesse, I remember on my honeymoon we went to Acadia National Park, blueberries grew out on of everything! Snacks as you hiked, it was excellent.
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Originally posted by WillsC View PostThe amazing superfruit Blueberries. Be it southerns highbush, rabbiteye or northern varieties this is the spot. I'm not aware of any real blueberry forums?
It may be heresy to say this here, but I love blueberries more than figs.
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I love blueberries and grow a few bushes in containers. Elizabeth, Patriot and a european cultivar called Goldtraube.
My 8 month old really has a taste for all kinds of berries so i will be adding a few more this spring.
She goes mad just of just the smell when i'm preparing her forest fruit compote in the blender.
Rotterdam / the Netherlands.
Zone 8B
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I'm growing mostly Northern Highbush in ground in my "Blueberry Patch" with a few half high varieties in pots. Guess I'll be checking in on occasion ; )
Friends in Sullivan County NY live in an area that is completely covered with wild blueberries, NY Route 17 between exit 113 and 111, but its all hilly terrain.
Pete R - Hudson Valley, NY - zone 5b
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I have about 7 different varieties all planted in the ground. Unfortuately, I had a map of my blueberry area with the variety names recorded on my old laptop. Then the hard-drive died and the data was unretrievable. So somewhere I have an email from Edible Landscaping describing what I got but I could only match names with a plant for a subset. I know I have Sunshine Blue and O'Neal. Last year Blueboy sent me cuttings of Sweetcrisp and another variety that I can't think of off the top of my head. I got one Sweetcrisp to take and I decided to take out one of my others that I wasn't impressed with and replace with the Sweetcrisp. I would be surprised if I get fruit from it this year but definitely next year I should. The challenge with growing them here is the birds - with all the netting used to protect them they are a pain in the arse to pick - but very delicious.Steve
D-i-c-k-e-r-s-o-n, MD; zone 7a
WL: Castillon
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I have about 50 to 60 southern highbush plants, all in pots, of about a dozen varieties. I'm going for as many good-tasting low chill varieties as possible since, well, we have very little winter chill. Anything above 300 hours is 'iffy' here.
One of the reasons I grow so many is the birds. My strategy was to have more berries than they can possibly eat, so there will be some left for the humans. And, unless the grosbeaks are in town, that seems to work.
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Hi Gina, perhaps you can describe how you tend to BB in pots. My soil is much too sweet for blueberries so I wanted to plant a few in pots but I'm not sure of how to do it. Can you treat them mostly like potted fig and root prune and repot every few years. If not what is your method and what is your soil.
Thanks,
"gene"Zone 9 Houma LA in the bayou land.
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Hi Gene. I answered your question in a separate thread locate here:
http://www.ourfigs.com/forum/blueber...erries-in-pots
Hope it helps.
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Gene,
Just how sweet is your soil, do you know? What about your water? The water makes as much of a difference if not more than the water. The use of sulfuric acid makes a HUGE difference and it is so easy to use.Cutting sales at willsfigs.com will continue till about March 1.
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Wills,
Looking forward to this new blueberry forum. Just want everyone to know that Wills is a true expert on blueberries also!
I plan on posting pics real soon. I have about 20 different blueberry varieties in pots. I am in the middle of my raised bed project now-200 feet long, 3 feet wide, 8 inches high. Looking forward to see other blueberry set-ups, potting methods etc.
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Originally posted by WillsC View PostThe amazing superfruit Blueberries. Be it southerns highbush, rabbiteye or northern varieties this is the spot. I'm not aware of any real blueberry forums?
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Gina,
When time permits, I would love to see pictures of those 50+ pots. I need some ideas for the 32 I have potted and grounded.
7 are mature and the birds do not like to share so it has been a struggle: human vs. birds.
Thanks,
Jimmie
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This is just great. I absolutely love blueberries.
I have always had problems with acidity, and not over doing it.
I went all over different spots on our land with a ph tester and found my naturally most acidic soil.
It is located on a steep hill but not hard to get to as I dug out a couple flat steps in the hill.
Last year I planted what my wife and I named "blueberry hill" on our property.
I put in 2 pink lemon aid and 2 blue varieties so far.
I have room for a bunch more and I'm just now learning that I can start cuttings from BB's.
This is where I get excited. Now I will search ebay for BB cuttings, lol. Woot!
Have fun all, everything is up hill from here.
Weather here in SC shows a warming trend right into spring.
I hope everyone has a great season.
Doug
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Hello everyone!
I looked through the member list and see I already have friends here! My life has been very full the last year and thankfully I am starting to have some free time again. Not a lot but some. Anyway I, like many of you, am thankful for a Blueberry forum. Where I live in Pensacola Florida I have a naturally acidic soil and through the years have built up the organic part of my soil. I keep it permanently munched with four to eight inches of mostly Live Oak leaves and have a ZERO tolerance for weeds. I am in the final stages of my automatic surface level spray heads. I also have overhead irrigation to use for washing the leaves during prolonged drought. I am looking to add a fertigation unit next. I must at this point say that a very good friend generously donated the necessary parts for this system and I appreciate that and most importantly his friendship.
Thats all for now. Glad to see many old friends here and I'm looking forward to learning more about blueberries!Darkman AKA Charles in Pensacola South of I-10 zone 8b/9a
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