Blueberry Bush Production

[The Natural]

would have helped too make a enclosure around the bush and not let it grow into the netting too start with lol

[applestar]

Wind/storm.

[ReptileAddiction]

Good timing !

Just thinking about brambles & blueberries. Is it good time to purchase bare root now reptile? Guess I'll go check out walter Anderson's nursery.

I hear blueberries are better in pots - especially to the acid soil requirements. How big of a pot should I get?

Have some Espoma Acidifier I've been using on strawberries and other low ph lowing plants, and seems to work well along with peat (ugh). Isn't cottonseed meal a acidifier also? I try not to use too much since most cotton uses pesticides and/or GMO. Have Dr Earths "safe for pets, humans" cottonseed meal. Should I be concerned?

Yes! It is a great time to purchase fruit trees here. You can put them in pots or the ground. I do both. The larger the pot the bigger your bush will be. You can even grow them in 5 gallon buckets if you drill a hole in the bottom.

[PunkRotten]

I hear they grow better in pots since they are easier to fit their needs as far as keeping their soil acidic and having the drainage they want. Pots size depends on the variety. I was looking at this southern variety that is said to be a dwarf and has a low bushing habit of up to 3 feet. For something like that you should put it in a 5 gallon minimum in my opinion. And probably 10-15 gallon for the full size bushes. I also hear to have 2 different varieties for best production.

[Tonio]

Cool, I'll check out Walter Andersons. I couldn't go today ,traveled to Palomar Mt/ Observatory- that was closed due to ice Now I know how James(Jalut) feels like, it was 25F up there.

Reptile, I went by your neighboorhood- Escondido - right?
I should have asked you about the nursery up there.

Anyway, I think I'll go with 10-15 gal pots. Most likely Sunshine blue, or other southern highbush.

[ReptileAddiction]

Ya I live in San Marcos but it is literally right next to esco. The nursery in San Marcos is called Green Thumb and I LOVE it. It is wonderful. Then their is an armstrongs in carlsbad (at the flower fields) which I also love and their is a Grangetto's in Esco but that is more fertilizers and stuff but they also do sell plants. I am actually going to a fruit class their in a couple weeks.

[ReptileAddiction]

I hear they grow better in pots since they are easier to fit their needs as far as keeping their soil acidic and having the drainage they want. Pots size depends on the variety. I was looking at this southern variety that is said to be a dwarf and has a low bushing habit of up to 3 feet. For something like that you should put it in a 5 gallon minimum in my opinion. And probably 10-15 gallon for the full size bushes. I also hear to have 2 different varieties for best production.

I grew them in pots here for a long time and just recently put some in the ground and they are doing so much better. Don't get me wrong they did great in the pots but now they are doing phenomenal. You can really do 5 gallon for any variety. These things don't have very large root system. I do think that going bigger would be better but they will do well in 5 gallons. What variety?

[PunkRotten]

I believe it was called Sunshine Blue. I also hear another good variety, though not a dwarf, is Misty.

[ReptileAddiction]

Their arent any real "dwarf" varieties. Just go with what you want. The size is pretty much the same and one or the other doesnt take more space. I have misty now and it is doing wonderful. I have had it for a good while. Now that it is in the ground it is so much happier. It was doing wonderfully in the pot but now it is just so much better in the ground. Sunshine Blue is the new variety I am going to put in I think but I have not yet decided.

[PunkRotten]

Southmoon I hear is a good variety for Socal. It is recommended by a few nurseries. What kind of potting mix did you use for your Blueberry, ReptileAddiction?

[ReptileAddiction]

I used normal potting mix and mixed in acidifier. I just added a southmoon yesterday.