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MrsG47 7 RI (
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Mon, Nov 25, 13 at 17:16
| I received a lovely blueberry bush this past october. Since it was still in the 60's-70's in RI I planted it. It seems to be doing fine. Will I be able to transplant it next spring or must it stay where it is now? Many thanks. It is a 2' tall high bush (small berry) from Maine. Many thanks Mrs. G |
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- Posted by fruitnut z7b-8a,4500ft SW TX (My Page) on
Mon, Nov 25, 13 at 17:27
| You can move it in the spring. I've moved things multiple times and never killed anything. By multiple times I mean moving the same plant up to three times in the span of 6 months. |
RE: Blueberry question
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| Well, if you move it when its leafed out it can be more problematic, been there killed that. Blueberries do better than most plants in that regard, but I would move it before buds start to push. Scott |
RE: Blueberry question
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| Thanks Fruitnut and Scott. The gent who sent me the great, large blueberry bush, said I should check with the experts. Some of the roots were close to 1" in diameter. A very healthy specimen. Can't wait for berries, even if there are enough for just one muffin! Mrs. G |
RE: Blueberry question
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| Short of battery acid (have a problem even thinking about that) is there a fert. I should use now? Thanks again, Mrs. G |
RE: Blueberry question
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How about something like this Mrs.G?:)
But seriously,Peat moss and a lot of it will help and no fertilizer yet.The plant needs to sleep and not grow until Spring.
Is it going in the ground?
Vinegar can help as an acid.
I think bamboo rabbit will be hopping in here soon.:) Brady |
RE: Blueberry question
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- Posted by ericwi Dane County WI (My Page) on
Wed, Nov 27, 13 at 9:32
| MrsG47, you might consider testing your tap water for pH. I have no idea if you are supplied with well water or surface water. Well water might have dissolved limestone, making it slightly alkaline. Here in Madison, our local city water comes from wells, and has pH around 7.6, so it's considered pretty hard. Everyone has a water softener for laundry and bathing. If you have a rain barrel, that would be the best water to use on the blueberry shrub, as rain water is slightly acidic. |
RE: Blueberry question
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| Brady, that picture is priceless!!!! Ok, peat moss it is! I'm still laughing! Ericwi, we have 'unpotable' water in Newport, RI, embarrassing isn't it? It is full of bleach, you can smell it as it runs out of the tap. I buy all bottled water for my house plants, if not they would have pastel green leaves. Will buy rain barrels for spring. We are very close to the ocean and there is a of salt in the air (about three city blocks from the sea); will that amount of salt upset the Blueberry? Would love to hear from Bamboo too! Many thanks all. This is my first Blueberry bush and it is very exciting. I had these blueberries growing wild when I lived in Maine. They will be such a treat. Many thanks to all of you! And Dr. Raven! Mrs. G |
RE: Blueberry question
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| I am not a big fertilizer fan unless leaves start to tell you they are deficient in something...even then it is often improper pH inhibiting some mineral's uptake rather than an actual deficiency in the soil. With blueberries you use an acid fertilizer made for azaleas, rhododendron, etc. (Ericaceae family) Unfortunately the hot to trot "organic" companies often include improper mycorrhiza. Improper not that they hurt anything but they will do nothing for acid loving plants who have their own not included mycorrhiza species (Ericoid) that interact with their roots. So I use a inexpensive synthetic fertilizer mixed into the water on my blueberries about every 3 months except when dormant which are container grown and therefor seem to need a boost every now and then. Your in ground ones should be getting by on the rich organic content you mulch them with. |
Here is a link that might be useful: acid fertilizer
RE: Blueberry question
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| Thanks FN, I have a different Rhodo fert. but I bet it will work. Thanks for the tip. I'll use it in the spring? Mrs. G |
RE: Blueberry question
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- Posted by ericwi Dane County WI (My Page) on
Wed, Nov 27, 13 at 20:59
| I apply fertilizer to our blueberry shrubs in the spring, one tablespoon dissolved in 4 gallons of water, per shrub, per application. Lately I have been using Schultzs Plant Food-acidic formula, but in the past I have used Miracle-Gro, acidic formula. Weather permitting, I fertilize once per month in March, April, May, & June. Sometimes the ground is still frozen in March, so that year, the shrubs will only get three applications. This is far less fertilizer than commercial blueberry growers are using. |
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