Got my blueberry bushes... - Page 3

stevelau1911 · 09-06-2010, 07:14 PM

Some of my blueberry plants are finally putting out new growth since I planted them a couple weeks ago so it looks like many of them will get a bit bigger in the next 1-2 months they have left to grow. I hope some of these new shoots approach the 1ft range by the end of this growing season.

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djmb74 · 09-07-2010, 06:06 AM

I grow all mine in pine bark to keep the PH right. You won't see much when it comes to berries until they are 2 years old or so in growth. Go to a garden center and purchase Azalea fertilizer that will help you with your PH as well....

stevelau1911 · 09-17-2010, 10:45 PM

I just planted 600 more seeds in 2 (72 cell) seed racks hoping I can get faster growth this time since I'll be able to put them in the greenhouse whenever it gets too cold and I'll be using rooting hormones to speed up their growth to hopefully have plants at least as big as the ones I planted earlier by some time in April.

I don't think these will grow as quickly as the existing ones since shrubs usually have a jump in growth after a dormancy period, but I still expect them to get up to over 4 inches tall in their respective cells. Blueberries are fun to grow.

BTW my tree peony seeds are finally germinating after 4 months in their paper towels.

Richard · 09-17-2010, 11:47 PM

Have fun with your blueberry experiments. Ralph Sharpe and Paul Lyrene devoted significant portions of their lives developing low-chill varieties for subtropical and near-tropical agriculture. These must be propagated by cutting since blueberry cultivars do not come true from seed. Perhaps you can develop a new winner for the northeast.

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