The Blueberry Thread

[JohnGalway 1,043]

Hi folks,

 

Does anyone here grow blueberries? I bought six young plants from Lidl last Thursday. Varieties are:

 

Blue Gold

Bluecrop

Nortland

Pioneer

Heerma

Goldtraube

 

Also got a couple of 60 litre bags of ericaceous compost. I had planned to plant them into buckets I get for half nothing from the local bakery, but on advice may plant them directly into the ground. Though I haven't tested the soil yet to see if it's suitable.

 

Just wondering who else is growing Blueberry plants and any general advice about them.

 

Thanks,

 

John

[darbo 4,779]

ive had some for 2 years got them from spalding catalogue.1.bluejay[early] 2.goldtraube[medium] 3.jersey[late] and i bush variety i cant remember the name of. didnt get much the first year,but they have done well this year. i have kept them in pots in ericaceous compost.was told by someone on our allotmemt to give them a mulch of pine needles.havent pruned them was told to only prune after 4 years.cropped from july through to late august.very pleasd with them so far.going to re-pot them in winter atb.

[tegater 789]

I don't grow blueberries, or bilberries or whimberries as they are known around here, but what a fantastic landscape that is, at the bottem of your post.

[SNAP SHOT 194]

John i have grown them for about 2 years also, eric compost is the way to go in a large tub trug

let grow for the first year and prune 6 inches the second,

 

also feed 3 times a year with sulphate of potash..... a little handful around the top and water in....

 

Aldi and lidl plants tend to die off i find as they are not right hardy but some do thrive,

 

bumper harvests tend to happen after very cold winters, good luck with them...

 

so much tastier than the shop bought crap.........