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blueberry problem

lsoh
9 years ago

Sorry, I tried to do my homework, but I found a few possibilities.

I have 4 potted blueberries, 4 different ages, 4 different varieties. We had an extremely cold winter and a very late spring. It only started getting modestly warm here (highs in the mid 50's or more) maybe 3 weeks ago. For a while now it's been rain, rain, and more rain. People are unable to mow their lawns because of all the water. In a normal year, I water my potted plants every day but this year I've only watered them twice because of all the rain. And I absent mindedly applied regular fertilizer. I immediately did my best to remove that fertilizer from the soil and applied a more blueberry friendly fertilizer.

Now most of the leaves are red. These are not red spots. The very edges of the leaves are still green. The undersides are uneffected and completely green. I don't see any yellow or brown on the leaves.

From what I've read, these are possibilites:
1) Too much water
2) iron deficiency in the soil
3) nitrogen deficiency
4) cold

What's wrong with my blueberries and what actions should I take, if any?

Thanks.

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