tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post4219748131513435003..comments2024-03-21T14:08:47.185-05:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: Blueberry for me, finallyAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-29160288555765642852011-05-07T15:55:21.841-05:002011-05-07T15:55:21.841-05:00Hi Alan, came across this post and I feel I have t...Hi Alan, came across this post and I feel I have to add that I too have a blueberry plant but sadly have STILL not planted it. I have not found a special place for it and have to do some research. So thanks for this to get my act together to get the poor thing into a pot!!Barbiehttp://www.thegardeningblog.co.zanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-86534652549625643082011-03-22T11:09:42.306-05:002011-03-22T11:09:42.306-05:00Home depot usually puts them on a major discount a...Home depot usually puts them on a major discount at the end of the year which is when I got 13 of them for around $2 a piece. I got lucky because I was the first one to run into the bargain.Steve Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398643598426170132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-52873066154996832472011-03-21T10:50:31.330-05:002011-03-21T10:50:31.330-05:00Yay blueberries! I have 2 in pots right now. You...Yay blueberries! I have 2 in pots right now. You may want to get a 2nd so you can have good cross-pollination.<br />My Home Depot must be different, because I've been shocked at the stuff they have out already. And most of it looks surprisingly healthy too! Only problem is the guy assigned to the section doesn't seem to know a strawberry from a spider plant. The advice he was giving someone on my last trip made me cringe.Potted Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17445559335990681756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-12504540769383335572011-03-20T16:59:31.381-05:002011-03-20T16:59:31.381-05:00Aah ... blueberries! I like the plant in the pot. ...Aah ... blueberries! I like the plant in the pot. I think I might succumb and buy one too. Barbie has one in her garden, now I think I need one too.Christinehttp://www.thegardeningblog.co.zanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-69345770579059067022011-03-20T12:09:05.223-05:002011-03-20T12:09:05.223-05:00I've been eyeing the blueberry bushes at the g...I've been eyeing the blueberry bushes at the garden centers for years, but have never bought one. I have an ever-expanding list of plants on my wish list, but I'm going to put this one on my short list.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-39117584590095506342011-03-19T22:00:34.991-05:002011-03-19T22:00:34.991-05:00Yay for blueberries! Mine are in bloom.Yay for blueberries! Mine are in bloom.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-19484403669370215342011-03-19T20:02:14.769-05:002011-03-19T20:02:14.769-05:00I got a second variety today as I want to give the...I got a second variety today as I want to give these every chance to produce fruit. I'm just concerned now that since they've broken dormancy too soon (I think), there won't be any bees to pollinate them!<br /><br />Also, they're on my deck so the bunnies and deer can't get them. =)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-84481470252219312512011-03-19T17:45:14.845-05:002011-03-19T17:45:14.845-05:00I love blueberries and have planted them year afte...I love blueberries and have planted them year after year to have the bunnies eat the young tender bushes to nubs...so I bought more and covered them..I hope to finally get some berries this year...they are great plants...Donnahttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-43318165727964833752011-03-19T12:36:25.168-05:002011-03-19T12:36:25.168-05:00Blueberries or no blueberries - I could write a li...Blueberries or no blueberries - I could write a list of decisions which could come in this list.<br /><br />LucyLucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-52912164401859614152011-03-19T10:53:21.845-05:002011-03-19T10:53:21.845-05:00I don't think the production of a few berries ...I don't think the production of a few berries will really set back the plant that much since you have the rest of the season for them to produce. <br /><br />The only time I thing I plan on removing flower buds from is my 2ft tall asian pear tree grown 1 year ago from seed, and I'm impressed it is producing a flower bud on its 2nd season. This is a tiny tree won't really be able to support producing fruit, or is the stem strong enough to hold anything yet.Steve Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398643598426170132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-62586991350964503262011-03-19T10:15:09.146-05:002011-03-19T10:15:09.146-05:00exactly - I would want berries this year too.exactly - I would want berries this year too.annehttp://lilafee.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-1731683078940892532011-03-19T09:09:47.505-05:002011-03-19T09:09:47.505-05:00Anne: I'm not going to remove the flowers. I t...Anne: I'm not going to remove the flowers. I think that's to force more of the plant's energy into root and branch development for more fruit in the future, but I'm not in this for maximum production. I just want a few berries, and I want them this year! =)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-57641227744238634072011-03-19T09:00:59.326-05:002011-03-19T09:00:59.326-05:00I remembered another something else according to t...I remembered another something else according to the info on the small plants I saw yesterday - the tag said to remove the flowers the first year (I researched online and it said the first 2 years) and that's what stopped me also. If I was really serious about growing blueberries (which I'm not) I would buy more established plants that would bear fruit this year.annehttp://lilafee.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-85276358064999554332011-03-19T08:46:07.898-05:002011-03-19T08:46:07.898-05:00This is too funny - I was buying a new shovel yest...This is too funny - I was buying a new shovel yesterday at Home Depot and ALMOST bought 2 different varieties of blueberry<br />plants! They were $6.98 each and I wanted to go home and do a little more research before buying. Although the ones I looked at said they were self-pollinating, the info still said having 2 varieties is better. <br /><br />My parents have blueberry plants on the Cape that I surrounded in soft black mesh using stakes so the birds stay away. It actually works. I don't think I'd try it without the mesh here if I decide to try blueberries. For $14 (or even $6.98) it might be fun to see what happens.annehttp://lilafee.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-9228577713342212592011-03-19T08:23:26.903-05:002011-03-19T08:23:26.903-05:00I grew a lot of blueberry plants from seed and got...I grew a lot of blueberry plants from seed and got 13 (1gallon) ones for $2.25 each on a major discount. As far as the soil acidity, I've tested my soil, and it is around a 7.0ph, but blueberries seem to grow fine in it. I've also left a few over winter to freeze in the pots, and they still seem to be coming back anyways however the ones I kept under the tarp have better root development. Anyways I have half of them in the ground, and the rest in 5gallon nursery pots. I definitely have some flower buds this year so I'm hoping so get some fruit to try out.Steve Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398643598426170132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-46519405966218055242011-03-19T08:09:16.286-05:002011-03-19T08:09:16.286-05:00Blueberries are one of my favorite garden edibles!...Blueberries are one of my favorite garden edibles! Just gotta keep those birds away! I used Holly Tone (Espoma product) to acidify mine and they seem to love it.<br /><br />I never knew that having 2 varieties makes the berries larger.. and i have 2 by default: I got the scraps from our universities blueberry breeding program. I'll look for your update at harvest time!LisaJenningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02172030894973198480noreply@blogger.com